Every hour a GP spends face-to-face with patients generates at least 30 minutes of clinical follow-up work, a ground-breaking GP diary study by the RNZCGP has confirmed
A memorandum of understanding has been signed, kicking off a business case into a third medical school, but is it the answer to workforce shortages? Fiona Cassie reports
After months of wrangling for access to Te Whatu Ora committee minutes, Martin Johnston prises out some nuggets revealing sector leaders’ thoughts on closed books, PHO transparency and other primary care issues
A memorandum of understanding has been signed, kicking off a business case into a third medical school, but is it the answer to workforce shortages? Fiona Cassie reports
After months of wrangling for access to Te Whatu Ora committee minutes, Martin Johnston prises out some nuggets revealing sector leaders’ thoughts on closed books, PHO transparency and other primary care issues
GenPro chair Angus Chambers took issue with the idea of pushing everyone in the sector to their professional working limits in his recent Bulletin (“Blood out of a stone: Health provider wellbeing needs to be a priority”, New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, 14 February)
An expanding Section 29 medication list and the push for pharmacies to do childhood vaccinations further burden an already strained system, writes nurse practitioner Yvonne Little
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