The RNZCGP’s annual conference was an opportunity to acknowledge GPs’ mahi and honour those who have made special contributions, as Zach Thompson reports
A fair and reasonable 40-hour week for a “full-time” GP – without unpaid catch-up work – would have just 22 hours of patient contact time, the latest RNZCGP workload research has found
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners supports research and education that benefits general practice, rural general practice and rural hospital medicine through three funding rounds each year
A study highlighting the high engagement rate of high-needs patients with Very Low Cost Access practices is being followed by another into the intergenerational and societal impact of living with diabetes
Toby Beaglehole, the chief executive of the RNZCGP, acknowledges that his CV is like a poster for on-the-job training, a field that has occupied a significant part of his working life
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