Waitangi Tribunal primary healthcare claimants are hoping a resolution of historic underfunding of Māori healthcare providers will be reached before the election in October
“There’s been a lot made of some of the announcements, but there’s very little in this year’s Budget that’s actually new. We welcome the removal of the $5 prescription charge as that will help many of the small community pharmacies that are struggling”
While Te Whatu Ora was set up as the national organisation to lead and coordinate delivery of health services across the country, Te Aka Whai Ora is an independent statutory authority aimed at driving improvement in hauora Māori. Te Aka Whai Ora provided a list of people it says represent primary care within its organisation. Three of its chief officers have been appointed in the last couple of months. The list of people below is accurate as of the beginning of May.
When the day’s consultations are over, a GP’s work is not done, says Luke Bradford. Acknowledgement is needed of the extra work to remain on top of our game, embrace new modalities of care and lead multidisciplinary teams, Dr Bradford writes
The country’s biggest medical laboratory company has dropped the idea of moving some services out of MedLab South in Nelson, but is not commenting on other plans
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