A Dunedin general practice has temporarily closed its books after positive publicity and word of mouth about its health care home changes contributed to it “drowning” in new patients
It is time for the pendulum to swing back towards generalism in medicine, says the new head of general practice and rural health at the University of Otago
A Dunedin general practice has temporarily closed its books after positive publicity and word of mouth about its health care home changes contributed to it “drowning” in new patients
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
The Southern DHB district’s GPs and nurses have set the stage for more DHB services to be provided in the community by their willingness to carry out pipelle biopsies
An on-again, off-again, $20 million multistorey health clinic for Queenstown is back on, as developers seek consent for an integrated family health centre “on steroids"
Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming has apologised to the northern Southland community for the teething problems relating to turning the Lumsden Maternity Centre into a maternal and child hub
Delays became normalised, internal relationships broke down, patients’ rights were breached and Southern DHB was slow to act, plan and manage the growing demand for its urology services, according to a disciplinary ruling
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