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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Bryan Betty |Fiona Cassie |Simon Maude
+Letters Abolishing VLCA first step towards equitable funding VLCA funding is tied to the practice, not the patients, meaning many high-needs patients at Access practices are not receiving higher-subsided care [Image: iStock] GP Geoff Cunningham takes issue with Very Low Cost Access funding, saying its unintended consequences have led to inefficiencies and inequities in the general practice landscape Although I agree with Bryan Betty’s opinion piece on the PSAAP (PHO Services Agreement...
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Simon Maude
+Print Archive Commentary Leading from the heart: Lessons from a practice manager, aka ‘shit-show supervisor’ Leadership has its rewards – the mug Paul Walmsley’s team bought him for his birthday [Image: Supplied] Thirty years ago, Paul Walmsley thought great leadership meant having all the answers.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Simon Maude |Alan Perrott
+News Hunt begins for new RNZCGP president to replace Samantha Murton Samantha Murton’s six years as president of the RNZCGP are coming to an end [Image: Supplied] Essentials
Samantha Murton’s term as RNZCGP president ends in July.
The college is calling for nominations for president.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |Simon Maude
+News Porirua practice juggles staffing shortages and locums Losing a senior GP last year has played a part in the staffing shortages at Takapūwāhia Medical Centre, says Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira chief executive Helmut Modlik [Image: Wikipedia] Essentials
Beset by staffing problems, a Porirua medical centre has been able to maintain its operating hours by using locums.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston |Simon Maude
+Summer Hiatus Patient’s generous gift brings cheer to struggling Kumeū practice Practice co-owner and specialist GP William Ferguson will go without pay for a month as part of a financial recovery plan [Image: Supplied] We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 13 January.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Simon Maude |Bruce Arroll |Zahra Shahtahmasebi
+News Info pack reduces ‘triple whammy’ drugs risk Researcher and specialist GP Sharon Leitch and colleagues studied how an information pack can reduce the risk of medication harm [Image: Supplied] ESSENTIALS
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be harmful for patients on certain blood pressure-lowering medications.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Simon Maude
+Opinion In print What happened when I shouted at my best friend’s boyfriend T-shirt folding as a relationship flaw – Lucy O’Hagan recalls the struggles of a friend [Image: Bullet Chained on iStock] When Lucy O’Hagan dragged her best friend out of a toxic relationship, it wasn’t the hero story people might think. The escape was only the beginning The girl I had known from school, who giggled so hard she wet her pants, was gone
I once shouted at my best friend’s boyfriend.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Simon Maude
A range of approaches is needed to manage mental health presentations. In this article, specialist GP Sophie Jadwiga Ball describes two tools that can be employed within a GP consultation and provides the evidence-based theory behind their use. She also presents numerous examples to demonstrate how you can apply these tools in practice
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |Simon Maude |Martin Johnston
+News In print Health-tech revenue doubles: Sector eyes global growth Tom Bowden, Cognoscenti Digital Health director and former founder and CEO of HealthLink [Image: Supplied] ESSENTIALS
A report on the country’s top 25 health-technology companies shows the sector returned $2.62 billion in revenue in 2023.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Simon Maude |Ruth Brown |Martin Johnston |Zahra Shahtahmasebi
Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all patients. Urologist Simon van Rij discusses the key considerations and options for personalised care, appropriate investigation and treatment
