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Health and disability commissioner Anthony Hill is reminding GPs of the need to do the basics and think critically, as he comments on poor continuity of care in two cases investigated by his office

Trainee GPs who sat last year’s GPEP examinations achieved an overall pass rate of 83.6 per cent

Reconciling primary care with Te Tiriti o Waitangi has been held up by the Crown’s internal processes taking longer than anticipated

A nurse-owned clinic opened last month in a renovated shop in the east Auckland suburb of Glen Innes

The government’s MMR catch-up programme is important, but arrives at a busy time for general practice 

Government announces $23 million for MMR catch-up campaign but few details on how it will work 

A nurse-owned clinic opened last month in a renovated shop in the east Auckland suburb of Glen Innes

Healthline has begun registering people who have been “strongly encouraged” to self-isolate after having potentially been exposed to coronavirus 

The Palms Medical Centre in Palmerston North provided suboptimal care and breached the rights of a man who was seen five times before dying of heart failure 

Results for 2019 GPEP exams were released on 30 January