Rural urgent and afterhours care is in crisis in the southern region, says a major rural review report, with workforce and funding support needed so clinicians are not “consistently overloaded”
A three-month delay in getting a Te Whatu Ora rural hospital contract has seen the “heartsinking” loss of a Canadian doctor recruit to another country, says rural health leader Grant Davidso
After lobbying for two years, rural health leader Grant Davidson is “over the moon” to hear that paramedics will be funded by ACC to deliver PRIME and other services
Jeremy Webber recounts the pleasure of seeing people at a health hub during Hamilton’s Fieldays, and is buoyed by the enthusiasm of volunteer health students
Jeremy Webber recounts the pleasure of seeing people at a health hub during Hamilton’s Fieldays, and is buoyed by the enthusiasm of volunteer health students
Expectations were not high for primary care in this year’s Budget. So, in that respect, it delivered. Editor Barbara Fountain collates comments from interviews carried out on Budget Day and the days following
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