The Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is delighted to announce the appointment of Toby Beaglehole as College Chief Executive, effective Tuesday 4 June 2024
New provisional data from Te Whatu Ora shows the number of people waiting for a first specialist assessment is up 14.5 per cent in the 12 months to 31 March
Work by Te Whatu Ora to reduce waiting lists for orthopaedic elective surgery appears to be paying dividends, with the number of people waiting longer than a year for treatment declining.
As Te Whatu Ora approaches the end of its second year leading the publicly funded health sector, reporter Martin Johnston reviews the prospects for a number of contracts in the primary care sector
Te Whatu Ora comments on the volumes of general practice work that can be done by telehealth or managed by physiotherapy have drawn sharp responses from readers, including the RNZCGP
As Te Whatu Ora approaches the end of its second year leading the publicly funded health sector, reporter Martin Johnston reviews the prospects for a number of contracts in the primary care sector
GPs are being encouraged to diary their winter workload for a week this June as the next step in a project to build an evidence-based picture of what is a safe and sustainable patient load
From maternity workforce safety risks to the funding of general practice education, Te Whatu Ora meeting minutes reveal snippets on all sorts of topics that go to the board
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