Lack of funding for GPs to insert long-acting reversible contraception devices, and their inexperience and lack of training, restricts the number of women with access to quality service, says specialist GP and women’s health expert Orna McGinn
Patients from more than 500 practices across the country have used PHO-owned virtual doctor service Practice Plus, which now offers in-hours as well as after-hours services
Glynis Sandland (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) is the new chief executive at Whakarongorau Aotearoa, where she has been chief operating officer since June last year
GP Jonathan Bentley discusses the challenges of preventive care and remembers when, despite his best efforts, a life-threatening condition just couldn’t be prevented
Sports physician Steve Targett discusses a recommended terminology update – from ‘stress fracture’ to ‘bone stress injury’ – then looks at such injuries in the upper limbs
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