This article by Alex Bartle examines the underlying pathology of restless legs syndrome, while acknowledging many facets remain unknown. Up to one in 10 people are affected by RLS to some degree, but it is often undiagnosed. GPs are in an ideal position to identify and treat this condition, which may be idiopathic or due to secondary conditions that may be correctable
The ROLE CALL collection
The ROLE CALL collection

Where we round up people on the move in health
Teresea Olsen
Debbie Chin
Richard Medlicott
Ashley Hulme
Liz Craig
Tangi Utikere
Shelley Campbell
Kieran Davis
Sarah (Hera) Kinred (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)
Gordon Armstrong
Benedict Hefford
Jude Keys
Jason Tuhoe (Hauraki, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Pikiao)
Regi Nair
Trevor McGlinchey QSM (Ngāi Tāhu)
Melanie Tavendale
Kathy Grant
Chris Fleming
Kirti Desai
Chris White
Ngaire Kerse; Jenny Carryer; Jane Casey; Emily Preston; Carol McCullum; Peter Zink
Peter Meintjes
David Darling
Rachel Brown
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Tuari Potiki (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha)
Hayden Wano (Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngāti Awa)
Kevin Hague
Taimi Allen
Sunny Collings
Alexander El Amanni
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Angela Francis
Mark Liddle
Mihi Blair (Ngāti Whātua)
Don Matheson
Joanne Baxter (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō)
Carolyn Cooper
Gerri Pomeroy
Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Tim Stokes
Sue Dovey
Karen Blake (Kāi Tahu)
Scott Arrol
Philip Grady
Lesley Clarke
Esther Munro
Chris Black
David Bridgeman
Dwayne Crombie
Sanjay Jeganathan
Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whare)
Chris Fawcett
Louise Lewis
Siaosi Anamani
Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Jo Scott-Jones
Heather Came
William Rainger
Api Talemaitoga
Teresea Olsen
Karen Flegg
Anna Stavdal
Paul Goulter
Philippa Howden-Chapman
Amy Chan
Mariana Hudson
Natalia Nu'u
Craig King
Donovan Clarke (Ngāti Te Ata, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Hine),
Wiki Gillespie (Ngati Kahungunu)
Jodie O’Sullivan
Bev Lawton (Ngāti Porou)
Angela Lim
Debbie Sorensen
Tia Potae
Fiona Michel
Richard Tankersley
Shayne Hunter
Michael Dreyer
Alistair Vickers
Nicholas Fourie
Alexis Stewart
Shayne Tong
Paul Natac
Roxanne Salton
Marten Vos
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