General Practice

The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand has spent its time and energy on supporting its members and working with decision-makers, rather than talking to the media, says president Rhiannon Braund

Medsafe this week approved the first of two antiviral COVID-19 treatments suitable for community use, but the earliest they will be available is April 

NZMA’s ‘red letter’ on COVID capacity takes many by surprise 

The Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has announced that the College will not proceed with its registrars’ first year clinical exams that were planned to commence at the end of February 2022

Despite having a prestigious career spanning more than 40 years at the forefront of developments in New Zealand pharmacy, Linda Bryant was still surprised when she received a New Year Honour this year.

Sydney GPs have been flying blind with Omicron, only learning of their patients’ diagnosis if the person phones up for help

Pharmacists are fuming they cannot order N95 masks from the Ministry of Health’s central supply of personal protective equipment, when GPs can

The findings of a damning report by Pharmac are “concerning but not surprising”, says the organisation’s chief medical officer David Hughes

The Grey Lynn GP whose home care plan for COVID-19 went global last year is describing the current COVID response in New Zealand as a “schemozzle”

Many health workers may be asked to forgo holidays over Christmas–New Year if Waikato’s COVID-19 outbreak tracks according to a model presented by Midland region DHBs