New Zealand Doctor team

GP registrars are the future of general practice, and New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa wants to hear from them. We asked Helen Ker 12 questions about general practice, medical school and what excites her about her career ahead

A retired accountant was gagged from speaking further on a report he compiled on the finances of seven PHOs

“Straightforward” tasks like repeat prescriptions are fine to do via telehealth but specialist GP Pedram Zawarreza prefers doing these consults for patients he already knows

Moves to establish a greater role for telehealth in primary care are “fragmenting” general practice and contributing to the workforce crisis, says specialist GP Sarah Helagi-Mccarthy

Telehealth is “very good” for patient access when “used appropriately”, says Jonny Wood, a registrar at the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care 

Phone consultations are “okay for most things”, says specialist GP Liz Harding, but not seeing a patient in-person can make her prescribing habits more lenient

Telehealth consultations are helping to make general practice more sustainable for the workforce, says GP registrar Abhi Gotadki