As we sailed off to our respective holiday sunsets on 16 December, we turned off the comment function on our website. Believe me, it’s safer that way. Come 16 January, it was all systems go. Here, Whangārei specialist GP Geoff Cunningham comments on a heartfelt piece by Wellington specialist GP Emma Dunning as she closed her door on general practice – Ed.
The loss of the NZMA, with its history of staunch advocacy, has cemented the idea of a new organisation to be the voice of GPs, writes its cofounder Buzz Burrell
Health services in Tairāwhiti and the Coromandel Peninsula were affected by ex-tropical cyclone Hale, which smashed its way across many north-eastern and eastern parts of the North Island in mid-January
A free “summer overload” telehealth service for rural and Māori general practices, launched just before Christmas, was busy but not swamped during the peak holiday season
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