Every few weeks, Dr Katie Ben flies herself with an instructor in to different townships on the West Coast to see patients who have requested an assessment under the End of Life Choice Act
One of the West Coast’s few independent general practices ended a tough 2023 by moving into a new building, employing a new permanent GP and taking on a new name, Kawatiri Health
One of the West Coast’s few independent general practices ended a tough 2023 by moving into a new building, employing a new permanent GP and taking on a new name, Kawatiri Health
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
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
A jump in rural doctor trainee numbers on the West Coast is expected to create one of the "largest cohorts of training doctors" in the region this year
The biggest risk to localities is “the centre” reasserting control and the localised influence of iwi and community becoming tokenised, says Takiwā Poutini Partnership chair Kevin Hague
The biggest risk to localities is “the centre” reasserting control and the localised influence of iwi and community becoming tokenised, says Takiwā Poutini Partnership chair Kevin Hague
After about 30 community meetings, the Takiwā Poutini locality governance group says it will implement some of the suggestions received before the end of the year
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