GPs have a chance to clarify how much work they do beyond consultations with patients, so the RNZCGP can better advocate for them, writes Luke Bradford
An ‘alarming’ 55-plus per cent of Canterbury GPs and practice nurses are looking to retire or leave in the next few years, according to a Canterbury Clinical Network survey
After two years of bargaining, practice nurses have voted to accept a new pay deal that brings some relief but is not expected to stem the flow of those getting higher-paid jobs in public hospitals
Laboratory testing provider Awanui/SCL Group is warning many of its collection centres will be closed in Wellington, the South Island and Hawke’s Bay from tomorrow
The number of locally trained new doctors registered in the past year dropped by four per cent over the previous year, according to new Medical Council data
More than 500 general practice employers have ratified a new pay deal and voting is now under way among the 3500 or so nurses and administrators covered
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