Practice nurses and receptionists are voting on whether to take historic strike action on 3 September, with GP groups backing the cause but having mixed views on the proposed action
Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates is stepping down on the 10th anniversary of the first of the devastating Canterbury quakes that the DHB is still struggling to recover from
Discussing strike action was high on the agenda when frustrated practice nurses gathered at stop-work meetings around the country as the campaign for pay parity stepped up an industrial notch
Primary care is getting funding support to employ up to 18 new nurse practitioners and 40 enrolled nurses in a $9.2 million contract to improve access to mental health and addiction support
South Auckland’s Gandhi Nivas interventionist family harm programme is a proven winner after a study showed nearly 60 per cent of enrolled men did not reoffend
Many practices will support their practice nurses and receptionists downing tools later this month to attend their first-ever stop-work meeting, NZMA chair Kate Baddock says
In unprecedented action more than 3400 practice nurses and administration staff are expected to walk off the job later this month for a two-hour stopwork meeting over the pay parity impasse
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