GP registrars are the future of general practice, and New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa wants to hear from them. We asked Mathanki Vivekananda 11 questions about general practice, medical school and what excites her about her career ahead
Whatever the outcome of polling day next month, public servants will be kept busy polishing their copy for the traditional briefings to the incoming minister, writes Gabrielle Baker
Following previous articles on the Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction programme and its implementation in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland as Te Tumu Waiora, David Codyre, Sarah Andrews and Eli Kliejunas summarise findings from the first phase of programme enquiry
Gisborne Hospital staff amputated a man’s leg above the knee in 2019 due to sepsis and chronic wounds, but postoperative shortcomings led to Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti (formerly Tairāwhiti DHB) being held in breach of the code for the hospital’s inadequate care
A woman with a severe penicillin allergy died after being injected with Augmentin despite multiple safeguards that included a medical alert necklace and prominent warning notes
Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps uses a recent ruling from the Health and Disability Commissioner to illustrate the need for a holistic systemic review of healthcare
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