A culturally competent practitioner knows about the beliefs and behaviours of patients from different cultures, and has the skill to apply this knowledge
A culturally competent practitioner knows about the beliefs and behaviours of patients from different cultures, and has the skill to apply this knowledge
It’s a puzzle. I’m not surprised folks are confused. The health minister – he likes you, he likes you not? The DHBs – they like you, they like you not? The Ministry of Health, it likes you, it likes you not?
It was a family affair at the Rotorua GP CME for long-time attendee and Palmerston North GP John Geard, who was joined this year by grandson Ben Gilmore
The 500th nurse recently started a training programme designed to give primary care nurses extra mental health and addiction tools to help them in their everyday work
Great Barrier Island nurse and practice co-owner Leonie Howie says an “amazing” programme refilled her nursing “toolbox” with simple mental health interventions
The DHBs and Ministry of Health claim general practices will be able to cover their practice nurs¬es’ pay rise with the coming year’s extra capitation funding – and by charging their patients more
Health minister Andrew Little had many kind words about the importance and centrality of general practice, but few new details of the health reforms emerged at the GP CME conference in Rotorua
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