4 July 2018

I’m beginning to think four-walls syndrome has spread well beyond the local pharmacy and a bigger virtual four-walls syndrome is giving us the feeling that our own health system is hemming us all in

WONCA, Era of change, Video-gaming addiction

GPs have a somewhat uneasy relationship with insurance companies, with patient notes being a source of friction, according to the results of the latest New Zealand Doctor/ IQVIA fax poll

A controversy that erupted on social media channel Twitter has led the Health Quality & Safe­ty Commission to apologise for and unpublish some of its data on Māori health

GPs suspicious of the burden involved in undertaking the RNZCGP's Cornerstone pro­gramme are vindicated; the college concedes its accredita­tion programme is onerous and is fast-tracking a revamp

Residents in the small Far North community of Kaeo are worried about their health services after the resignations of three GPs, including one who has served the area for decades

A mental health “social bond” programme in Auckland has been teetering on the brink of cancellation but, with negotia­tions taking place, the Ministry of Social Development remains tight-lipped

Barrister Harry Waalkens has for decades been the go-to guy for any doctor in their darkest hour. He talks to Ruth Brown

Social bonds were championed by former National health minister Tony Ryall, who told an NGO forum the Government would not have to pay the provider if outcomes were not met

A bacterial toxin carried in the gut by a small minority of the population has turned out to be much more common in people with bowel cancer