General Practice

The vital role pharmacy plays in the healthcare response during emergency situations is unrecognised in reports from Te Whatu Ora. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

PHARMAC AND TE WHATU ORA want community pharmacies to be offering childhood immunisations from next month.

The Government should invest in stretched general practices to boost childhood immunisation rates before funding pharmacies to immunise infants, argues General Practice Owners Association chair Angus Chambers

Under the health reforms the landscape of primary care is changing, with new roles such as health coaches emerging in general practice, pharmacies and beyond. Paulette Crowley looks at how pharmacists fit into the picture

Under the health reforms the landscape of primary care is changing, with new roles such as health coaches emerging in general practice, pharmacies and beyond. Paulette Crowley looks at how pharmacists fit into the picture

Martin Johnston reports on the markers of stress in general practice, where the feeling of failing to cope is palpable

PHARMACIST DANNY WU is the interim wayfinder for Te Whatu Ora’s northern region, leading commissioning teams for health services from Ōtāhuhu to Cape Reinga.

GP leaders are mixed on the impact of the Government’s Winter Plan on reducing patient demand as hundreds of pharmacies start offering funded minor ailment consultations 

GPs are very happy with clinical pharmacists working in primary care, two new reports show, but there are barriers to pharmacists increasing their hours and getting a prescribing qualification

A new tech partnership is likely to make finding a pharmacy easier - even for patients who are out of town