GPs

The idea of rural health training hubs popped out of one minister’s conference speech notes, languished on another minister’s desk, and has now been passed along to Health NZ 

General practice and GPs are virtually invisible in Budget 2022, as is increasingly the case in government discourse about healthcare, says RNZCGP president Sam Murton 

On World Family Doctor Day, The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is celebrating the amazing work and dedication of its membership of over 5,600 general practitioners and rural hospital doctors

The demise of the New Zealand Medical Association reflects a fragmented voice, and disempowered professional autonomy, writes emeritus GP Jim Vause

Prime territory for primary care to reduce its climate impact is to be found in the area of pharmaceuticals, says Christchurch specialist GP Dermot Coffey

The four practices under The Doctors Napier umbrella are well known in the area having been there for over 32 years

The best thing about my job is the opportunity to look after people for generations

Dougal Thorburn recalls as a child camping for weeks with his family in remote areas of Arthur’s Pass

Two specialist GPs are on a taskforce appointed to tackle the blown-out public hospital waiting lists for planned care

Dougal Thorburn recalls as a child camping for weeks with his family in remote areas of Arthur’s Pass