Desperate to ensure an ongoing general practice service in the Catlins, the local community has rallied to form a company to buy Catlins Medical Centre from long-serving GP Alison Cook
Canterbury’s general practice leaders are calling for an independent review of the region’s funding in light of Ministry of Health concerns about the DHB’s projected $61 million deficit
Euthanasia, medical marijuana, social determinants of health, youth suicide – Shortland Street has been tackling the big topics for 25 years. Aaron van Delden talks to a nurse who ditched her scrubs to help bring these burning issues to New Zealand television screens
As Auckland rheumatic fever incidence stays stubbornly high, Alliance Health Plus PHO is continuing to take knowledge about the disease and its prevention directly to the communities most affected
Wellington GP Ian St George is known for his incisive and sometimes controversial views on health, but he has now been recognised for expert knowledge in the field of botany
Having already expressed outrage at the Ministry of Health’s lack of consultation with elected representatives of general practice, the NZMA is shocked at the maximum 1.32 per cent increase in patient fees doctors are allowed to make
My friend and colleague Dr Alasdair Patrick rightly draws attention to the risks of long-term PPI, including renal failure, early onset dementia, hip fracture and bacterial overgrowth
An enthusiast for integrated healthcare before its time, the late Michael Cooper used his considerable gifts to communicate about healthcare and advance the way it is organised
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