It was an exciting time to start covering health. Democracy had been rediscovered at health boards, meeting doors were thrown open and, in central Auckland, a once-in-a-generation reshaping of hospital services was winding into action
Medicine and service were in Joe Williams’ DNA, so much so that, despite being well into the COVID danger zone at age 85, he went back to work as a GP after New Zealand’s first lockdown
A big mistake in this case. In the 9 September issue of New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa, in the article “Keeping your distance”, we wrongly reported that in 2000, Auckland GP Anton Wiles was found guilty of disgraceful conduct by the then Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Auckland general practices should by now have been paid for their share of more than 100,000 COVID-19 swabs done nationwide in the week the city returned to lockdown
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