The burden of administration is a common complaint in general practice. Stephen Forbes takes a look at a new breed of health worker tackling the problem at the coalface
During the pandemic, Karori Medical Centre patients voluntarily took to the streets to assist with traffic management and distribute testing kits, exemplifying the kind of reciprocal support that benefits the practice and the community, reports Zahra Shahtahmasebi
More than 600 GPs are today starting a daily work diary to capture data for an RNZCGP project seeking to show the gap between what GPs do “and what they are funded to do”
A pay boost for GP registrars helped attract a record 239 graduates to sign up to start their GP training in 2024, says RNZCGP president Samantha Murton
Blenheim GP specialist Ros Gellatly has reinvented herself by shortening her hours and adopting complementary therapies after burnout nearly ended her long medical career
The same but different is a good way to describe general practice in Australia compared to New Zealand. Editor Barbara Fountain sat in on a presentation by RACGP president Nicole Higgins on advocating for general practice
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