6 November 2019

I don’t like Halloween much. It’s bad enough that today's form of celebrating it is an American import with impossible pumpkins, but it is also extremely scary

The South Seas Healthcare team were among the winning practices at the recent Annual AH+ Awards night

The RNZCGP continues to expect the Government to fund more registrar training positions – despite accepting 186 candidates for the next intake, down from 191 and 192 in the previous two years

 The deadline for entries into the inaugural New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora is but four days away – probably even closer by the time you pick up this issue.
 

Wellsford GP Tim Malloy is calling on the Ministry of Health to get on with national screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Tū Ora Compass Health has sidestepped the Government’s new translation service, signing instead with Homecare Medical’s Australia-based provider Oncall

New Zealand may need to get tougher on international travellers to reduce the risk of importing infectious diseases, says Immunisation Advisory Centre director Nikki Turner

Cancelling the general practice funding negotiators’ last meeting of the year because their agenda was too light was probably a sensible move, the Primary Health Alliance says

“It’s a bright point in the middle of hard slog,” says Fellbrook Medical Centre’s Prenita Vijay

The Ministry of Health is working with management consultants Sapere Research Group to assess both the feasibility and requirements necessary for establishing rural training hubs