On a muggy, drizzly night on Auckland’s North Shore last week, local MP and justice select committee deputy chair Maggie Barry hosted a debate to a full room upstairs at the local netball centre, in Northcote
Alan Perrott spent a few days making regular calls to South Westland to catch up with health workers after floods cut off roads, and bridge collapses divided communities
Children’s needs high on federation priorities; Candidates for RNZCGP board; Flood closes Christchurch outpatients building; Up to 300 jobs may go in ACC changes
Burnout among GPs is steadily rising, with more than a quarter of respondents to the latest RNZCGP workforce survey saying they feel burned out by their jobs to some degree
A GP working at the country’s highest-need practice says the battle against hepatitis C needs to be won in primary care and doctors shouldn’t be wary about getting involved in the treatment of it
The difficulty of drawing up assisted dying laws was highlighted in a spirited debate ahead of the return to Parliament this week of the End of Life Choice Bill
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