The plan for cash-strapped Oamaru Hospital to contract as a provider of primary care is on hold, in favour of it potentially becoming a community health hub
The first chair of Southern DHB in four and a half years is taking on board the outgoing commissioner’s concerns regarding whether elected members have the right skillset to do the job
The plan for cash-strapped Oamaru Hospital to contract as a provider of primary care is on hold, in favour of it potentially becoming a community health hub
The dozen new DHB chairs – including four Māori – will be joining their experienced counterparts in Wellington tomorrow to hear government priorities and expectations of their role
At midnight Sunday, an elected board take over governing a Southern DHB that is in better shape despite still being $44 million in deficit; that is how the outgoing commissioners see it
GPs and nurses in many South Island practices can now see at a glance online their patients who have attended the emergency department, or been discharged from hospital and may need follow-up
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