29 March 2023

Deputy editor Patrice Dougan is all too familiar with urgent-care services that are at the centre of debate right now

Michael Hutchinson is a third-year registrar at South Seas Healthcare in Ōtara, south Auckland

Kia ora. Lucy O’Hagan’s article (“Nothing to gain by being anti-NP”, nzdoctor.co.nz, 10 March) in response to the role of NPs is unnecessarily inflammatory and patronising. One understands an element of “tongue in cheek”, but one also does not like to be addressed by a dismissive “mate”, just because questions have been raised

Samoan-born medical student Michaela Peters took a leap last month, moving from Wellington to Greymouth to spend a year in rural general practice

A University of Sydney-led review of the Mediterranean diet in women found high adherence was associated with an approximately 24 per cent lower risk of heart disease and a 23 per cent lower risk of death, compared with low adherence

No spending or details to date on new primary care initiatives, such as comprehensive primary care teams, is frustrating but not surprising, say policy analysts

Alan Perrott seeks the perspectives of ProCare leaders and health practitioners on the highstakes issue of equitable health outcomes

Targeted funding criteria could force training institutions to address the lack of student diversity, says University of Otago professor of public health Peter Crampton

More Pacific and Maori patients are receiving SMART therapy for asthma, while winter antibiotic usage is down, according to new data

Pathologists love a puzzle, so mystery case studies were a guaranteed drawcard at Pathology Update 2023