Colourful handmade sleeves for people with dementia or delirium to stroke, pluck and pat are being trialled as a calming tool in Christchurch hospitals and homes
The final report of the Health and Disability Review Panel is due early in an election year. It is unlikely to be easy reading for politicians hitting the hustings. Wellington correspondent Virginia McMillan reports
Planned changes to abortion law will allow employers to discriminate against medical practitioners who refuse to participate in abortions, says the NZMA
Counties Manukau DHB is offering its Wellness Support mental health mod¬el to all general practices in its district, after declaring the programme’s first year a success
GP Lance O’Sullivan has not taken receipt of any of the container-style clinics he plans to introduce, despite hopes the “drive through” model of care would be under way in Rotorua from next month
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