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Dec 10, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Fiona Thomas
In these complex times of resource constraints, high workloads and burnout, having joy in your work can build hope, empathy, resilience and optimism. It can fuel the energy you need to get through each day and help build your compassion, which in turn benefits your patients. In this article, specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones shares his findings on what brings joy to GPs, with the hope that you too will search out joy and build it up in the team you work with
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Fiona Thomas
+NP | Nurse ‘Was I the only one nominated?’: Nurse practitioner’s surprise at winning NP of the Year Newly crowned NP of the Year Margaret Hand [Image: Supplied] ESSENTIALS
Northland nurse practitioner Margaret Hand has won NP of the Year.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Fiona Thomas |Liane Topham-Kindley
Cameron Schauer and Jason Robertson describe the symptoms, aetiology, subtypes and consequences of reflux. They also discuss the investigations used for diagnosis, investigating those with alarm features and evaluating success of treatment. Finally, they examine multimodal treatment, including lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical interventions
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston |Samantha Marsh |Fiona Thomas |Fiona Cassie
Key points The pre-enrolment period for newborns to a general practice is to be extended to 12 months to improve immunisation rates. ,
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston |Samantha Marsh |Fiona Thomas
+News Baby pre-enrolment extended to 12 months with goal of improving equity A birth certificate ‘is not or never has been a requirement’ for enrolling newborns in general practices, specialist GP Christine McIntosh reminds the sector [Image: Han Myo Htwe on Unsplash] In a nutshell
The pre-enrolment period for newborns with a general practice is to be extended to 12 months to improve immunisation rates.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
mcsuk.org | Fiona Thomas
As the dust settles on the General Election ’24, Parliamentary Affairs Manager Fiona Thomas reflects on the Marine Conservation Society’s next steps for ocean advocacy. After 14 years of Conservative government, the Labour Party have won 411 seats, giving the Government a simple majority of 172 seats.
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May 23, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Ani Ngawhika |Simon Maude |Fiona Thomas
+News In print Knife-wielding fisherman and chopper rescues all in a day’s work Bill and Lathee Verrall have written a book on the history of the Fiordland medical centre in Te Anau [Image: Supplied] Deputy editor Patrice Dougan finds tales of derring-do in the history of Fiordland Medical Centre When you work here you get to be a ‘proper’ doctor or you get to do things other than fill out ACC forms Fending off a knife-wielding fisherman, , Bill and Lathee Verrall CR Supplied , Bill and...
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Simon Maude |Fiona Thomas
+Print Archive News Health tech players’ legal battle: Medtech takes action against PMS competitor Medtech has obtained a preservation order against Valentia Technologies (NZ), creator of the Indici PMS system, to help support an investigation into allegations of copyright infringement and data breaches [Image: Dzonsli on iStock] This presents a safety risk to patients
A legal battle is under way between two of the biggest players in the general practice IT systems market.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Simon Maude |Fiona Thomas
This article has been edited and differs slightly from the print version +News In print Health tech players’ legal battle: Medtech takes action against PMS competitor Medtech has obtained a preservation order against Valentia Technologies (NZ), creator of the Indici PMS system, to help support an investigation into allegations of copyright infringement and data breaches [Image: Dzonsli on iStock] This is an early online publication of a story due to appear in the 31 January print issue This...
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Keira Stephenson |Cliff Taylor |Fiona Thomas
This is a huge step towards tino rangatiratanga, mana motuhake and achieving iwi aspirationsPinnacle PHO’s unprecedented gifting of Ōwhata Medical Centre to Ngāti Pikiao is the start of transformational change, says specialist GP Grace Malcolm. Although there is much work to be done, “it’s quite a magical space to be in”, Dr Malcolm says.
