Picking up the phone and calling a patient is still the most common way for GPs to engage with their patients, with many eschewing more modern technology such as video-calling
GPs who provide training should be valued and supported so that up to three-quarters of the workforce gets on board as trainers, says RNZCGP president Samantha Murton
Fiona Cassie talks to a specialist GP about the need to free up late-career GPs to allow them to share their expertise across the general practice team
Eileen McKinlay, nurse and director for Centre for Interprofessional Education, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, wrote to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa after reading Lucy O'Hagan's commentary on nurse practitioners
Two letters were sent to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa on the topic of how NPs and GPs fit into general practice. Here is the first, written by Whangārei specialist GP, Martin Esser
Specialist GPs and rural hospital doctors are the first point of contact for most New Zealanders who have a health concern, and 90 percent of medical problems are dealt with in general practice
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