Interviews with Māori whānau are giving rich insights into what went right with their family member’s cancer diagnosis to help improve others’ cancer journeys
A firewall glitch saw the New Zealand ePrescription Service grind to a halt last Friday morning, leaving many e-prescriptions stuck in limbo between general practices and pharmacies
About 40 per cent of rural general practices offer PRIME emergency services during the week, but this plunges to 14 per cent at the weekends, according to a rural stocktake survey
Nearly 40 per cent of rural practices report having had emergencies where mobile phone or power failures impacted patient care, including being unable to contact ambulance or on-call staff
Most rural general practices have run out of steam and are feeling pessimistic about their practices’ sustainability and overall health, the sector’s first major stocktake survey indicates
A proposal for increasing the involvement of general practices in Te Whatu Ora contract talks is currently under consideration as a restart of the long-stalled funding talks process gets another step closer
A Christchurch GP says he’s sold his practice at least a decade before he plans to retire, concerned the upcoming retirement surge could see practice values fall as supply outstrips demand
A proposal for increasing the involvement of general practices in Te Whatu Ora contract talks is currently under consideration as a restart of the long-stalled funding talks process gets another step closer
Along-awaited rural telehealth service was launched this month, less than a week after Ka Ora Telecare was announced as the successful contract winner, leaving rural GPs scrambling to learn more about it in the days beforehand
