Laura Henderson is a nurse practitioner, an owner and director at Whangārei’s Kensington Health practice and a mother of four. She would like to get better at stopping before becoming overloaded and to see funding for general practice more focused on outcomes and innovation
People not enrolled in a general practice are more likely than enrolled patients to die early of a preventable condition, a Victoria University study has found
Former health minister Tony Ryall’s six-hour emergency department target has been recycled back into front-line reporting as one of Te Whatu Ora’s six “new” performance metrics
Many general practices are affected by a shortage of GP registrars this year, with one GP saying his practice team will come under more pressure without a GP-in-training on site
A cultural safety training plan is set to be embedded in the curriculum of medical specialist training in New Zealand, in what is believed to be a world first
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