After 45 years in insurance – most of them with MAS – Shaun Phelan has retired with his trademark smile intact. Editor Barbara Fountain writes that from offering small bags of Jaffas to big-picture business advice, he’s spent decades helping GPs rethink practice ownership, advocate for clinical leadership and prepare for a more sustainable future
Editor Barbara Fountain searches the citations for this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for recipients with connections to primary care and the wider health sector
Spark Health chief executive John Macaskill-Smith unveiled the latest addition to his marketing toolbox at the National Rural Health Conference in Christchurch – his new shirt
When regulation, health and tourism ministers teamed up, the result was a surprising prescription: more medical advertising to drive visitor spending. Side effects may include raised eyebrows, writes Barbara Fountain
When regulation, health and tourism ministers teamed up, the result was a surprising prescription: more medical advertising to drive visitor spending. Side effects may include raised eyebrows, writes Barbara Fountain
Spark Health chief executive John Macaskill-Smith unveiled the latest addition to his marketing toolbox at the National Rural Health Conference in Christchurch – his new shirt
After 45 years in insurance – most of them with MAS – Shaun Phelan has retired with his trademark smile intact. Editor Barbara Fountain writes that from offering small bags of Jaffas to big-picture business advice, he’s spent decades helping GPs rethink practice ownership, advocate for clinical leadership and prepare for a more sustainable future
