How well do you remember those early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when New Zealand watched in apprehension as the virus spread uncontrolled in Italy, as health workers died on the job, and morgues ran out of room for the bodies of the dead
The revelation Te Whatu Ora is offering to directly employ first-year GP registrars, which emerged during a row over a media statement from the Resident Doctors’ Association about its strike notice, ‘Te Whatu Ora planning to take over employment of first year GP trainees’ (online 23 April), sparked a number of comments – two calling it a “train wreck”
A Te Whatu Ora 2023/24 savings target of $1–2 billion highlighted during a parliamentary select committee hearing in February was a typo according to the health agency which has since corrected the error
As Te Whatu Ora approaches the end of its second year leading the publicly funded health sector, reporter Martin Johnston reviews the prospects for a number of contracts in the primary care sector
A microarray patch the size of a sticking plaster could potentially boost the vaccination rate against measles in middle and lower-income countries to 95 per cent
The free digital immunisation catch-up tool developed by National Hauora Coalition is being expanded to provide “whole of lifespan” vaccination data for practice patients
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