14 August 2024

Editor Barbara Fountain returns from a week’s leave to find turmoil in the health system continues and hopes health minister Shane Reti can hold to his promise of better times ahead for community care and Māori health

GP registrars are the future of general practice, and New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa wants to hear from them. We asked Emi Frost 12 questions about general practice, medical school and what excites her about her career ahead

Conferences can be thirsty work. Christchurch-based reporter Fiona Cassie has suggestions for a latte, pint, gin and a bite for South GPCME attendees

The RNZCGP’s annual conference was an opportunity to acknowledge GPs’ mahi and honour those who have made special contributions, as Zach Thompson reports

A briefing to the health minister about the urgent-care sector shows reduced hours and changes to the model of care are possible outcomes of insufficient funding, as Martin Johnston reports

Since being appointed as the commissioner of Te Whatu Ora late last month, Lester Levy has raised the hackles of unions, infuriated the Opposition and promised to slash $1.4 billion from the agency’s spending over the next year

Graduates who completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Hamilton’s Wintec were upset after receiving job offers from Te Whatu Ora that were immediately rescinded

A fair and reasonable 40-hour week for a “full-time” GP – without unpaid catch-up work – would have just 22 hours of patient contact time, the latest RNZCGP workload research has found

Cost and access issues blocking engagement with dental care have put GPs at the front line of oral cancer detection

Patrice Dougan explores life on remote Pitcairn Island through the eyes of former resident specialist GP Kevin Donovan