Fiona Bolden praises a recently honoured rural GP, but takes issue with the continued underfunding of the sector and inadequate workforce, leading to ‘charitable’ input from practices
The country’s first mobile PET-CT scanner is expected to hit the road this year, driven by a private hospital conglomerate acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in surgical ‘bus’ operator Mobile Health Group
The country’s first mobile PET-CT scanner is expected to hit the road this year, driven by a private hospital conglomerate acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in surgical ‘bus’ operator Mobile Health Group
Fiona Bolden praises a recently honoured rural GP, but takes issue with the continued underfunding of the sector and inadequate workforce, leading to ‘charitable’ input from practices
The launch this summer of the rural after-hours Ka Ora Telecare service was a welcome relief to Ashburton’s stretched practices, says Eastfield Health business manager Tony Dann
Ka Ora, was awarded the rural telehealth support contract by Te Whatu Ora in November 2023 and has quickly put in place its services and supported 3973 patients in the weeks between 22 December and 7 January
About 40 per cent of rural general practices offer PRIME emergency services during the week, but this plunges to 14 per cent at the weekends, according to a rural stocktake survey
Nearly 40 per cent of rural practices report having had emergencies where mobile phone or power failures impacted patient care, including being unable to contact ambulance or on-call staff
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