There’s a definite plod factor to being a good GP or practice nurse. It’s the checking and checking again, asking the right questions and not shying away from asking them twice, three times, or however often it takes to get an answer
The bulk of the extra Budget 2021 funding for primary care is expected to be used to keep the maximum fee for low-cost general practice visits at $19.50
Five per cent of New Zealand houses lack at least one of the basic amenities such as drinkable tap water, electricity, a toilet, and a kitchen sink, say housing researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington in a media release on their analysis of the 2018 Census
Gore Medical Centre and Gore Health Centre were last month among the first practices in the country to start vaccinating their en¬rolled patients against COVID-19 as part of “business as usual”
Budget 2021 gave the health and disability commissioner extra money to manage rising complaint volumes and perform a new role as watchdog over assisted dying
Papakura GP and University of Auckland academic Matire Har¬wood says it is a privilege to be part of the group that will help establish the interim Māori Health Authority
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