Overwork, stress, increased compliance, inequity, Very Low Cost Access subsidy unfairness, copayment gripes, burnout, the silver tsunami of retirements: GPs have a long and varied list of concerns for their profession
An Australian government partner to the now-cancelled APAC Forum wrote to Counties Manukau DHB leadership appalled at the decision to axe the event and the lack of consultation
Funding for GP registrars on the RNZCGP’s training programme is falling short – a ridiculous situation, president Tim Malloy said at the college conference in Dunedin
US medical organisations are being urged to regularly test older doctors for cognitive decline, but NZMA chair Kate Baddock says more emphasis on competence would pick up cognitive decline in any doctor
Gita Patel is an Auckland GP who runs a two-clinic VLCA practice in Northcote and Ponsonby. She inherited All Care Family Medical Centre from her father, who
established the practice in 1957
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