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Dr Dave, a GP from somewhere in New Zealand, resumes his weekly jottings about the state of the world and general practice

Barbara Docherty reports on two strange happenings that caught her eye recently 

A choice selection of Friday Funny videos and the like

The demise of the New Zealand Medical Association reflects a fragmented voice, and disempowered professional autonomy, writes emeritus GP Jim Vause

Barbara Docherty remembers the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, whose birthday is celebrated today, International Nurses Day 

Emeritus GP Jim Vause feels the force of Facebook when he makes comments about English colonisers and the Treaty of Waitangi 

Barbara Docherty was quoted in the House recently and not in an affirming way. The occasion had a warmer follow-up, she writes 

How will the orange setting work for healthcare when nurses are already showing signs of overwork and PTSD, asks Barbara Docherty

Fiona Cassie wonders how many of us entering lockdown in late March 2020 imagined that the peak (we hope) of our pandemic would come two years later

The Government has done little for mental wellbeing and prevention, instead rolling out a recruitment drive for nurses to treat the already ill, writes Barbara Docherty