The entire model of primary care needs to be overhauled in order to more effectively care for people and to make general practice a more attractive profession, a specialist GP says
High burnout scores by their former DHB. Results from Wairarapa, West Coast, South Canterbury and Whanganui DHBs should be interpreted with caution due to the small numbers of respondents (n<30)
Picking up the phone and calling a patient is still the most common way for GPs to engage with their patients, with many eschewing more modern technology such as video-calling
Those who started their career as nurses can be taught complexity and, if done well, should be able to perform at the same level as GPs, writes Lucy O’Hagan
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