From April to November 2023, Zahra Shahtahmasebi profiled a different general practice every fortnight to paint a picture of the primary care sector. Despite their many differences, she discovered a common thread – the power of teamwork
Most practices have staff vacancies of some kind, according to our summer survey, with respondents reporting significant difficulties in recruiting staff
Canterbury GPs say closing the pay gap with secondary peers and reducing the administration burden are some steps that may stop stressed doctors leaving general practice
The results are in. The Big 23 Sizzling Summer Survey, a wrap-it-all-up, year-end evaluation covering 23 hot topics, was sent to subscribers of Daily Triage. Running from 22 November through the formation of the new Coalition Government to 4 December, it drew 96 responses. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan discovers what the answers reveal about how general practice has fared in 2023
Anxiety over whether the Government will fully fund the practice nurse pay equity claim has prompted 56 stretched practices to notify their PHOs of financial viability concerns
Who is Diana Sarfati, the academic turned civil servant who now leads the Ministry of Health, asks Patrice Dougan. The answer seems to be an intellectual powerhouse with a great sense of humour and a truckload of dedication
Reporter Fiona Cassie talks to two nurse practitioners who say professional supervision can protect the health of clinicians and keep them in the workforce
Porirua Union and Community Health Services has closed its books for the first time in its history and specialist GP Lilani Weerakkody is feeling plenty of guilt over her part in the problem
Martin Johnston reports on the markers of stress in general practice, where the feeling of failing to cope is palpable and Fiona Cassie spent hours searching for data to explain why general practice finds itself working so hard but ultimately often failing to live up to its own expectations of good care
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