A new report about rural primary care identifies inequities in service provision, major pressures on funding and workforce, unsustainably high levels of clinical risk, and barriers for patients to access care when and where they need it
Gisborne’s biggest general practice has decided to reduce its operating hours for the second time in a year, and cancel its weekend and after-hours services in a bid to shore up its finances and reduce staff burnout
A Northland practice, which faces having no in-house GPs by November unless it can recruit more doctors, is an unfortunate by-product of years of underfunding primary care, according to the National Hauora Coalition
We are being told the health system is in crisis, “on the brink of failure” – spending beyond its budget, waiting times getting longer, suffering from widespread staff shortages
A fair and reasonable 40-hour week for a “full-time” GP – without unpaid catch-up work – would have just 22 hours of patient contact time, the latest RNZCGP workload research has found
A new virtual centre for rural health education launched by the University of Otago will make it easier to be part of a future national rural training initiative, says centre director Garry Nixon
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