Deadlines dictate that I write this before the Budget has been sprung on us. Truly sprung. Gone are the days when a steady stream of media releases drip-fed hope to the masses
Pharmac is working on it, the prime minister and the health minister are in favour of it, and petitioners are demanding it – swifter access to new drugs
Jane King looks at two recent cases about inadequate assessments and subsequent delays in cancer diagnoses, which serve as reminders of the need to do the basics well
Samantha Murton summarises her chat with GP Sean Hanna, one of the college’s medical educators, who has embraced Māori culture and become fluent in te reo Māori
My children have been missing me over these recent months. They are very cross with the lack of GPs in New Zealand and blame them for my lack of connection and time with them of late
More than 100 representatives from across the health sector came together in Wellington last week to push forward plans for the country’s first rural health training hubs
RNZCGP chief executive shortlist whittled down; Hauraki ‘Prexit’ delayed; Docs to dig into pockets for $45 more for council; New commissioners for Southern
Diabetes experts want Pharmac’s key medicines committee to consider subsidies for several antidiabetic agents that have been left off the funded schedule despite years of requests
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