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GenPro slams ministry’s planned health workforce shake-up

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes

FREE READ Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Preview: Nearly 500 to attend rural healthcare conference next month

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Grant Davidson |Fiona Cassie

+News Preview: Nearly 500 to attend rural healthcare conference next month Specialist GP and world-beating adventure racer Sophie Hart will speak at the National Rural Health Conference 2025 [Image: David Hallett, Stuff] Essentials  The National Rural Health Conference 2025 will be held from 1 to 3 May. It will be at Te Pae Christchurch Conventi, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?
Fear proposed Kāinga Ora cuts to target frontline teams, threatening innovative community work

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |Vanessa Weenink

+Opinion Fear proposed Kāinga Ora cuts to target frontline teams, threatening innovative community work Cuts to client-facing roles at Kāinga Ora will probably mean wrecking those parts of the agency most involved in community engagement, writes adjunct professor Bill Ryan [Image: Mike Erskine on Unsplash] More than 600 roles are set to go at Kāinga Ora – but the deepest cuts appear to target client-facing teams, putting at risk some of the most innovative, community-led work in Aotearoa’s...
Auckland GP set to take up Harkness Fellowship

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Stephen Forbes

FREE READ Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Government attempt to stall urgent Te Aka Whai Ora hearing fails

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Jonathan Milne

FREE READ Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Overseas doctors invited to express interest: size of first cohort unknown

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston |Fiona Cassie

FREE READ Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Shock pregnancy for patient after doctor failed to replace contraceptive implant

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Cathy Stephenson

+News Shock pregnancy for patient after doctor failed to replace contraceptive implant A non-binary patient with a fear of getting pregnant had their contraceptive implant removed but not replaced, leading to an accidental pregnancy [Image: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition] Essentials A non-binary patient fell pregnant after believing their contraceptive implant had been replaced.
UPLOAD: WellSouth evaluation says comprehensive care team funding addresses unmet need

2 weeks ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston |Fiona Cassie

+News UPLOAD: WellSouth evaluation says comprehensive care team funding addresses unmet need Care coordinators at a Wānaka practice are providing free appointments for high-needs patients under the local comprehensive primary care team model [Image: NZD] Essentials: A WellSouth in-house evaluation of its comprehensive primary care teams concluded the model was valuable and addressed previousl, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock this...
Expanding prescriber rights will increase access to medicines

2 weeks ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | David Seymour

The Government is making changes to prescriber regulations, giving New Zealanders better access to medicines, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour say. “We are committed to ensuring Kiwis have access to timely, quality healthcare in their communities,” Mr Brown says. “Making our health system more efficient and enabling our health workforce to better care for their patients is a key part of this.
No accident government health plan ignores needs of Māori

3 weeks ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |Martin Johnston |Alan Perrott |Barbara Fountain

Our political atmosphere is in an unpleasantly divisive stateLast month’s announcements covered a health sector delivery plan, governance, “partnerships”, telemedicine, primary care funding, workforce (overseas-trained doctors, more training placements for doctors and nurse practitioners, incentives for primary care practices to recruit nurses), and lowering the age for free bowel cancer screening.