Instead of getting bogged down in long-term, systemic fixes, focus on measures known to improve health outcomes, recommends public health academic Sir Collin Tukuitonga
Travelling to Sydney to accept a major award is all very good, but Tū Whakaruruhau programme director Ainsleigh Cribb-Su’a would swap it in a heartbeat for 100 mental health practitioners
After more than a year of failed negotiations with their employers, 4200 primary care and Plunket nurses took strike action across the country last month
Fiona Cassie reports the review of capitation funding appears to have got caught up in discussions about new arrangements for the broader primary and community care sector
The Australian Federal Government allocated A$250 million ($277.86 million) in GP funding each year for three years, plus A$143.3 million ($159.27 million) for rural and remote healthcare and A$229.7 million ($255.31 million) in general practice support grants
The RNZCGP has sent a ‘help us to help you’ message to the Government after considering new recommendations for cutting elective waiting lists. Amanda Cameron reports
A long-awaited plan for transforming New Zealand’s health system is disappointing for rural communities and lacks the detail needed to track its success
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