9 October 2019

There’s something a bit wrong with the health system

New Zealand a final refuge for humanity; Clever sheep to keep homes healthy; New $22 million secure unit for Mason Clinic; Solving the Mickey Mouse problem

There are a few changes afoot in the New Zealand Doctor newsroom as editor Barbara Fountain explains 

GP Dougal Thorburn has his eyes fixed on growing Hutt Valley primary care’s knowledge, skills and responses in the face of Māori health inequities

Tū Ora Compass Health is paying for translators as it continues to negotiate primary care access for the Government’s new Ezispeak service

Doctors promise to do no harm to patients, says palliative medicine specialist Sinéad Donnelly, so how can they practise legal euthanasia?

The fast pace of the Government’s legislative changes in health is putting a strain on GPs, particularly in areas where they may have conscientious objections, says RNZCGP president Sam Murton

General practices need signals about long-term funding streams if DHBs want to shift more non-acute care out of hospitals and into the community, a PHO leader says

Morbidly obese patients "really go for it" when their motivation for weight loss is acceptance for pain-reducing joint surgery, says Whanganui anaesthetist Marco Meijer

A GP researcher says "Kafkaesque" notification rules are hampering efforts to control the spread of sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhoea