Guest contributor

In this blog the assumption is made that the current Auckland outbreak of COVID-19 will be successfully controlled and NZ will regain its COVID-19 elimination status for community transmission in the coming months

The medical profession is held in high regard by the public, and we are in a position of great privilege in our day-to-day work, meeting strangers or greeting patients
we know well, listening to stories, providing advice and treatment to those needing our help

The focus of discussion on the End of Life Choice Act has almost exclusively been around the ethics of providing medically assisted aid in dying

Up to $40 million is being invested by the Government for the 2020 measles immunisation campaign to improve measles immunity among 15 to 30-year-olds, with a particular focus on Māori and Pacific peoples

A referral comes through to the sexual health clinic from a local GP. Jan, a 36-year-old woman, is struggling with refractory/recurrent bacterial vaginosis. She has been with the practice for the last 12 months, having moved from the South Island, and has almost continuous odorous discharge

In the past few weeks, we have witnessed unusual scenes inside and outside Canterbury DHB

Nurses working in primary healthcare come from different backgrounds and have many different roles, but all are committed to working in and with communities to ensure they get the best possible healthcare