13 February 2019

The definition of a professional has long been tied to a certain degree of freedom of action. But funding structures demand accountability

A Bay of Plenty mum is forever grateful to the staff of a small general practice in the isolated settlement of Te Kaha after her daughter suffered a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction while on holiday last year

New state houses in East Tamaki, Auckland; police holding cells in Christchurch; Rotorua’s library-cum-health hub. Visits to DHBs by the Health and Disability System Review Panel have covered much more than hospitals and management

The new year saw 193 GP registrars join the General Practice Education Programme, slightly more than the 2017/2018 intake of 187

Census problems mean DHBs will be funded this year not on their current populations, but on projections from 2013

Māori and Pasifika health advisory group members often find their health knowledge and expertise are denied and distrusted, researcher Heather Came says

Academics got scathing responses when they suggested the possibility of nationalising general practice

Uptake of the Community Services Card low-fee scheme is at 85 per cent

After the mad rush to meet last December’s deadline to implement the Ministry of Health’s expanded Community Services Card eligibility, general practices appear to have taken the change in their stride