The South Island’s only on-job training course in community nurse prescribing has delivered a confidence boost to its 10 first graduates, says programme coordinator Ellen Clearwater
Hastings Health Centre is the umbrella general practice home for 24 practices serving 33,500 patients. Fiona Cassie delves into the nuts and bolts of the clinician-owned mega practice
The number of health improvement practitioners in general practices has grown to nearly 210 nationwide but recruiting more is “stretching a limited workforce”, says a report on the primary mental health scheme
Despite “huge pay parity” gaps faced by Māori health providers, their general practice nurses won’t get pay parity funding, says National Hauora Coalition clinical director Ranche Johnson
The fact some GPs dig into their own pockets to retain practice nurses rather than lose them to higher-paying hospitals does not mean there is no pay disparity in the sector, says general practice leader Tim Malloy
The number of overseas doctors and nurses registering in New Zealand in 2022 to date is up on last year, and incoming nurse numbers are on track to be higher than pre-pandemic
Digital and in-person health provider Tend Health is expanding into the South Island after buying a half-share in Christchurch-based Better Health’s network of 14 general practices
