13 December 2017

Christchurch GP and wine enthusiast Pippa MacKay suggests some summer-suitable drops

Emma Dunning is taking a leaf out of her children’s books and writing a Christmas wish list, but will Santa deliver?

★★★★★ Music reviews by David Doig.
2017 has been an amazing year for music. With much still to be heard, here are my favourite rotations

Whether it’s Netflix on those (hopefully few) rainy days over the break, or a Christmas stocking filler, this is a selection of our top picks, in no order, for box sets this year

Island Nurses is a classic read and draws on the lives of two of Great Barrier Island’s remarkable nurses, both co-authors of this book that is based on their journey practising on this remote island for the past 30 years

For the first time, GPEP2 and 3 registrars will be eligible for the Voluntary Bonding Scheme next year and Nelson-Marlbor­ough has been added to the list of hard-to-staff communities

A tiny sole GP practice in Auckland’s Mangere East beat competition from some of Auckland’s biggest medical cen­tres to be named the top per­former in the annual ProCare quality awards

An Audit New Zealand report supports criticisms made by Wai­kato primary care boss John Ma­caskill-Smith of Waikato DHB’s selection process for its virtual health platform HealthTap

Beachlands Medical Centre GP and director Michael Clarke recently celebrated the official opening of his practice’s new digs in east Auckland. He would like to see high-quality primary care incentivised and more scope for innovation in the sector

“We’re over the moon,” says Ropata Medical Centre practice manager Adrian Tucker as the centre gets under way towards becoming a health care home