The electronic shared health records system HealthOne is operating South Island-wide, now that Nelson Marlborough DHB has officially joined the system this month.
Patient portals are breaking the constraints of the 15-minute, face-to-face consultation, enabling easier access to timely primary healthcare, a Wellington GP says.
From the 1960s through to the 1980s, Herbert Green at Auckland's National Women's Hospital espoused the view, unconventional even at that time, that cervical carcinoma in-situ (CIS) was a separate entity and did not progress to invasive cervical cancer.
DHB boards need fiercely independent advocates with a big-picture understanding of local and International health systems, Lynda Williams told me in an interview last year.
The contribution of nursing to the business of general practice healthcare via networks and PHOs continues to have an impact by responding to patients' needs through sound clinical care, patient safety initiatives and quality service. With more than 50 per cent of the health workforce comprising nursing, volume and demands can more ably be met through a supported, skilled and prepared workforce.
Downplay deficits if you will, but they dominate DHB thinking just the same ASMS Attitudes towards deficits are a huge driver of behaviour by DHB leaders, at times appearing to assume greater importance than standards of patient care.
"Digital natives" is a weird turn of phrase. I'm not sure if I've ever heard anyone describe themselves as a digital native. But it does describe the way technology has become integrated into our lives. It's strange to think that anyone much younger than I am probably doesn't remember dial-up internet or MSN.
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