Medsafe letter to GPs

Information for GPs on the importation of prescription medicines

Justice Whata's full judgement

Justice Whata's judgement on the injunction by a group of South Canterbury GPs

Others in health on the New Year Honours list

From the 1 Feb 2012 issue - Southern stars honoured.

A&M clinics offer affordable, more accessible afterhours care

A ProCare special bulletin to its members dated 31 August, leaked to New Zealand Doctor, says reduced copayments will be offered at 11 A&M clinics open until 10pm across Auckland starting on 5 September as part of the new Auckland-wide after-hours strategy.

List of Auckland A&M clinics and their fees

Official Opening Wellington Regional Clinical Trials Unit, Wellington Hospital - Paul Hutchison's speech

BowelScreen Aotearoa

Articles quoted in letter from BowelScreen Aotearoa

List of redundancies at MoH

OIA response and list of established and disestablished positions at the Ministry of Health

What GPs say about health minister Tony Ryall

As part of the November New Zealand Doctor/IMS Health fax poll, GPs were asked to write down their impressions of health minister Tony Ryall. The poll attracted 89 responses. The following are unedited comments from GPs.

National Health IT Plan

The September 2010 version of the National Health IT Plan. Changes include editing changes and new information on funding and investment priorities (see section 3.4 Investment Priorities).

A more unified health and disability system

A organisational summary of the National Health Board. Includes the NHB reporting structure, terms of reference and priorities.

A More Unified Health and Disability System - NHB

Presentation to NGOs

High Court judgment on Auckland GP Judith Gill’s bid for name suppression – 24 November

High Court judicial review dismissing Auckland GP Judith Gill’s bid to get Ministry of Health search warrant revoked – 23 September 2009

Appeal Court judgement dismissing Auckland GP Judith Gill’s appeal of earlier High Court judicial review - 15 October

Work Capacity Medical Certificate - guide for health practitioners

This is a guide for health practitioners on the Work Capacity Medical Certificate - the new certificate to be used for sickness and invalid beneficiaries.

Workforce relief registration form

For GPs, nurses and pharmacists who wish to provide relief assistance for tired health professionals in Christchurch following the earthquake

District Health Board elections 2010

Here is a helpful page of links to all you need to know about the upcoming District Health Board elections. The elections are held every three years, at the same time as local government elections. Elections begin in September.

The great NZMA medical school debates

Medical students and NZMA members and faculty were snapped enjoying pre-debate drinks and canapés

Diagnosing the funnybone

Cliniscal pages and health politics getting you down? Let us cheer you up and tickle your funnybone with these hilarious clips.

Health cuts under National

Health cuts since coming into office

The Third Biennial General Practice Education Convention 2010

Twenty year awards

References

These are references relevant to articles appearing in New Zealand Doctor print.

Performance audits 2008: follow-up report

April 2010 report from the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General following up on its performance audits of public entities conducted in 2008

Minister of health Tony Ryall's speech opening Wellington Hospital's new brachytherapy bunker

Minister of health Tony Ryalls speech at the opening of Wellington hospital's new brachytherapy bunker

High Court decision 29 April 2010: Henderson v Privacy Commissioner

High Court decision on the Privacy Commissioner's opinion about Robert Henderson

Improving Dementia Care by Bupa geriatrician Maree Todd

Includes letter to GPs by Bupa chief executive Dwayne Crombie, mentioned in New Zealand Doctor 5 May 2010

New resource

Advice on influenza and febrile convulsions

Aplle iPad medical application (New Zealand Doctor 28 April)

Carter's Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine is set for release on the Apple iPad

National's policy paper on welfare

National's policy paper on welfare which details proposed changes such as limiting the maximum time for which a second medical certificate is valid

Draft GAIHN business case summary paper

Draft executive summary of the business case from the Greater Auckland Integrated Health Network (GAIHN)

IMAC statement 15 March 2010

A statement released by IMAC following a report in a local newspaper claiming Gardasil is unsafe

PHO performance details released

The Ministry of Health has released the material on PHO performance originally supplied to Radio New Zealand National under the Official Information Act. Please note in the letter accompanying the Excel table of figures it states Family Care PHO comes under Wairarapa PHO, when in fact it is Hutt Valley DHB.

Human Rights Tribunal ruling MOH vs Carers

New Zealand Doctor, 10 March 2010

Documents cited in "GPs unhappy with PHO programme"

New Zealand Doctor, 22 April 2009

Climate Change: A doctor's To-Do List

PHOs' bank balances (New Zealand Doctor, 2 December)

Distribution of VLCA patients and practices at 1 October 2009

(New Zealand Doctor, 18 November 2009)

Letters exchanged over GP's concerns about missed diagnosis of cancer in 64-year-old patients