The number of claims processed by ACC’s Concussion Services team has surged 62 per cent since 2019, with the agency paying out on 14,758 concussion-related claims through the team in the year to June
ACC has develpoed new guidelines and promotional material on its Recovery at Work scheme, aiming to make it easier for doctors to assess injured patients
Superhero-comic fan Tāmaki Health chief executive Lloyd McCann talks to reporter Alan Perrott about cheesy smiles, speaking up for the Māori Health Authority, and managing risk
Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora are about to review applicants seeking to run a new rural after-hours telehealth service designed to take pressure off general practices
Bruce Stewart bought a practice in a small rural town 36 years ago. From Feilding in the Manawatū, Dr Stewart talks to Zahra Shahtamasebi about the decades of change
If you had been looking to buy a gift for the one-year anniversary of the health reforms on 1 July, it would have been paper. This is a happy coincidence, considering we as a newspaper are close scrutineers of the reforms. Editor Barbara Fountain asked a few people in the sector their thoughts on the following questions: What areas of the reforms are you happy with? What is an area where progress is not what you anticipated? How well do you think the reform has been communicated to your part of the health system? Score out of 10.
Overall, I feel the regionalisation of specialist services, such as neurology, spinal, and so on, creates a more equitable, accessible and cohesive health service
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