As hospital emergency departments are overwhelmed by a record influx of patients this winter, pharmacists are calling for the minor ailments scheme to be urgently expanded nationwide
Auckland City Mission’s Helen Robinson received a standing ovation after a stirring speech at the RNZCGP’s GP23 conference where she discussed its role in providing healthcare for the homeless
After undergoing cancer treatment, many survivors deal with a range of psycho-social and physical issues but support for them is limited, new University of Otago research shows
A Māori health advocate, a prominent immunisation expert and a long-time columnist for New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa were among those made Distinguished Fellows of the RNZCGP last month
New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa reporter Alan Perrott went along to the political panel discussion at the recent GP23 to find GPs engaged in a way even they might not have anticipated
Running shared medical appointments has helped Ōtara Family and Christian Health Centre improve management of patients with type 2 diabetes, says specialist GP Harley Aish
A new roadmap for general practice is in the works and Te Whatu Ora wants to work with the sector to get it right, board chair Dame Karen Poutasi said at the GP23 conference
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management