6 July 2022

General practice is united in believing a much bigger capitation increase is warranted than the 3 per cent that has been imposed, a survey of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa subscribers indicates

Forty-five general practices within the Counties Manukau DHB region opened to provide free GP consultations over the Matariki holiday period

Influenza cases outnumber COVID-19 in general practice and hospitals, and are expected to outstrip the pandemic virus in the community soon

Vaccine fatigue will challenge uptake of the second COVID-19 booster this winter, but it will reach the people at high risk of serious illness, says Immunisation Advisory Centre director Nikki Turner

Half of GPs who have no financial stake in the practice where they work are planning to reduce their hours or leave general practice altogether because they “can’t stand the working conditions”, researchers have found

Lung cancer screening investigator Sue Crengle says almost all scans so far have contained an incidental finding

Dame Sue Bagshaw's wellbeing advice for GPs at the Rotorua GP CME conference came down to the basics: exercise, eat, ignore all the criticisms… and know “you’re worth more than you realise”

More thann 100 exhibitors at Rotorua GP CME held last month vied to entertain and inform the 1000 conference attendees

General practice buyers are urged not to pay sellers for personal goodwill, because it is an asset that will depart when the vendor leaves

With nearly a third of GPs intending to retire within five years, many will be thinking about their income through what they hope will be a long and active retirement