31 July 2024

Small acts of kindness in a consultation or practice setting can make an enormous difference to the healthcare experience – from both a patient’s and a doctor’s perspective

Did public backlash or campaign promises drive the Government to provide a $604 million funding boost for cancer drugs? Stephen Forbes reports

A Waihī practice relying on locums and telehealth for patient consultations is one of many nationwide trying to cope with serious staffing shortages

Toby Beaglehole, the chief executive of the RNZCGP, acknowledges that his CV is like a poster for on-the-job training, a field that has occupied a significant part of his working life

Workforce shortages, underfunding and excessive workloads are among the top reasons cited by general practice staff for closing their books, finds a new study

An elderly woman died after a telehealth nurse failed to recognise critical symptoms during an overnight call. Patrice Dougan reports on the HDC’s decision

Census data is “not fit for purpose” when applied to delivering healthcare to Pacific peoples, says public health physician and epidemiologist Gerard Sonder

Funding is the main obstacle to improving young people’s mental health, according to Porirua specialist GP Cathy Stephenson

Pacific provider K’aute Pasifika Trust now owns the 18,000-patient Hamilton East Medical Centre

General practice is about to be radically altered by artificial intelligence, in a good way, so much so that within 11 years, workloads will once again be manageable – at least according to the vision presented in a government report