7 November 2018

HINDSIGHT is a fine thing. That pretty much sums up the answers from director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield in more than seven hours of questioning at the Waitangi Tribunal Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry sitting at Tūrangawaewae Marae last month

Candidates standing in the election for the presidency of the troubled RNZCGP are speaking out about growing concerns over the college’s in­ternal issues – even as more staff jump ship

Wonca hosting rethink; South Link Health loses charitable status; Medical cannabis bill; Higher nutrition not life-changing; Acupuncture closer to health practitioners registration

In which New Zealand Doctor stumbles across a PHO which takes transparency seriously

Director-general of health and Ministry of Health chief exec­utive Ashley Bloomfield is cop­ping criticism for lumping Māori health and equity together in a restructure proposal

A Northland GP has criticised a plan to shake up primary health­care in the region, describing it as window dressing that lacks detail

Director-general of health and Ministry of Health chief executive Ashley Bloomfield was confronted by uncomfortable truths on health­care for Māori, but he promised to lead improvement

The creaks of age-related osteoarthritis – “a dicky knee” – put veteran GP Campbell Mur­doch in the patient’s shoes last week

Five practices at the top of the South Island have embarked on their health care home journey

The rollout of Client-Led Inte­grated Care (CLIC) to proactively address complex health needs in general practice is drawing warm feedback in southern districts