Short staffing at the new Te Whatu Ora health facility in Westport forced it to close its acute services for a weekend last month and is causing long waits for routine GP appointments
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is celebrating the 10 newest specialist rural hospital doctors who were awarded Fellowship of the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine (DRHM) over the course of 2023
A deal between Green Cross Health, Te Puna Ora o Mataatua and Ngāti Tūwharetoa has helped secure the future of Kawerau’s Tarawera Medical Centre, according to its former owners
Underfunding will see more rural practices follow Wellsford specialist GP Tim Malloy and pull out of overnight on-call and PRIME services, predicts rural health network leader Grant Davidson
Underfunding will see more rural practices follow Wellsford specialist GP Tim Malloy and pull out of overnight on-call and PRIME services, predicts rural health network leader Grant Davidson
Researchers don’t believe either better health or better access to primary care are behind their surprising finding, published today, that rural Kiwis are the least likely to be admitted to hospital
Hauora Taiwhenua expresses its support for the Government’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Waikato to establish a third medical school focussing on developing rural doctors
The physical intimidation of a female GP on a late-night call last week was the last straw that led Wellsford GP Tim Malloy to withdraw his practice from overnight on-call and PRIME services
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