A further fracturing of the general practice workforce over role definition is hardly helpful amid the current pressures and reforms, writes Orna McGinn
Kia ora. Lucy O’Hagan’s article (“Nothing to gain by being anti-NP”, nzdoctor.co.nz, 10 March) in response to the role of NPs is unnecessarily inflammatory and patronising. One understands an element of “tongue in cheek”, but one also does not like to be addressed by a dismissive “mate”, just because questions have been raised
Targeted funding criteria could force training institutions to address the lack of student diversity, says University of Otago professor of public health Peter Crampton
Te Whatu Ora is to start paying capitation at equity-adjusted rates next month, but the new approach had not been signed off by top officials by press time
General practices keen to host an overseas-trained junior doctor outnumbered the places on offer in a trial of a primary care pathway to full registration
A further fracturing of the general practice workforce over role definition is hardly helpful amid the current pressures and reforms, writes Orna McGinn
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