Cocaine use is up significantly in New Zealand, while use of MDMA and methamphetamine are down slightly, according to a new report from the Drug Foundation
Primla Khar is a specialist GP at Papakura East Medical Centre. She also works as a medical educator for the RNZCGP and has special interests in cultural and ethnic wellbeing, women and youth empowerment, and community advocacy
Deputy health and disability commissioner Deborah James has recommended the Medical Council review a locum GP’s competence after he “mismanaged” a melanoma diagnosis
GPs keen to see urgent action on workforce and funding can now see a plan, but it’s a plan to do the policy work for a plan – and it has been slated. Changes can still be made in the short term but these will be in the existing funding settings, as Stephen Forbes reports
Practice nurses last month voted to accept a new deal that brings some relief to pay packets but is not expected to stem the flow of nurses to higher-paid jobs in public hospitals
The health risk from blood shortages is now much higher than the risk of getting variant Creutzfeldt-Jackob disease from transfusions, public health expert Michael Baker says
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