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Punishing changes will add to exodus
Monday, 15 May 2006, 12:50 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Current recruitment and retention difficulties in general practice can only be worsened by punitive Ministry of Health proposals surrounding the July 1 rollout of the 45-64 year old patient subsidies, the College of GPs believes. More >>
Stopping the spiral into GP burnout (Full Report)
Monday, 20 March 2006, 10:14 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Faced with the stresses and strains of life today, general practitioners are increasingly looking for the work/life balance they advocate for their patients. More >>
Stopping the spiral into GP burnout
Monday, 20 March 2006, 10:05 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Faced with the stresses and strains of life today, general practitioners are increasingly looking for the work/life balance they advocate for their patients. More >>
New Zealand loses a fine GP
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 2:30 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Members of the College of GPs are today mourning the loss of one of their most illustrious and respected colleagues, former Tapanui general practitioner Peter Snow. More >>
'Doc Martin' sets poor example
Monday, 20 February 2006, 4:19 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The abrasive, even abusive GP portrayed by actor Martin Clunes in Doc Martin (TV1 Sundays) wouldn’t make it as a GP in New Zealand, despite his screen persona as a very good clinician. More >>
Numbers crisis ahead for general practice
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 9:28 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The combination of an ageing GP workforce and the failure of successive Governments to train enough new GPs paints an alarming future for primary health care in New Zealand. More >>
Annete King's Achievements Honoured
Friday, 28 October 2005, 12:51 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The General Practice Leaders Forum has acknowledged the achievements of former Health Minister Annette King during her six-term. More >>
Rural practice ‘best training ground’ for doctors
Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 5:11 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The College of GPs has backed a call from the New Zealand Medical Students Association for a fully-funded, 12-month rural undergraduate curriculum. More >>
Prescribing role adds power to primary care team
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 9:54 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The addition of nurse practitioner prescribers will strengthen primary health teams, believes the College of GPs. More >>
The College of GPs has announced annual awards
Monday, 18 July 2005, 9:50 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
One of Christchurch’s tireless workers for family planning, Dr Sue Bagshaw, has been awarded Honorary Fellowship by the College of GPs. More >>
New president for College of GPs
Friday, 15 July 2005, 3:14 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Dr Jonathan Fox is not likely to be all at sea leading the 3500 members of the College of GPs. The Meadowbank (Auckland) GP took over today as president of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners from Dr Jim Vause, who had completed his ... More >>
GPs applaud HIV screening programme
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 4:53 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Any screening programme that helps prevent the further spread of the HIV virus is to be applauded, believes the College of GPs. The continued expansion of the virus through both the heterosexual and homosexual populations is one of our major concerns, ... More >>
Need for reliable information
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 3:06 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Parents undecided on whether to vaccinate their child against Meningitis need access to good, reliable information, not just sensationalist stuff, said College of GP’s president Dr Jim Vause today. More >>
GP Agreement on 18-24 year olds
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 9:18 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
We are pleased to be able to report that your assistance in withholding fees information from the DHB’s has been instrumental in helping us gain agreement with the Ministry of Health over the roll-out of the 18-24 patient subsidy. More >>
Trust has been earned over many years
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 9:57 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
One of the constants through the many health reforms by successive governments over the last 15 years is that patients continue to trust their GPs. More >>
Statement highlights concerns facing rural GPs
Monday, 30 May 2005, 9:45 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
New Zealand Rural General Practice Network Chair Dr Tim Malloy today described The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners ‘Value of General Practice: 2005’ as a timely document that is extremely relevant to working in rural general practice. More >>
Positive move towards workforce recruitment
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:43 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
A Budget increase of 60 percent in the grant paid to a trainee medical intern (sixth year) is seen as a positive move by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. More >>
New CEO for the College
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 11:00 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has appointed Karen Thomas as chief executive. The former Manager, Government Services for the Department of Child, Youth and Family, takes over the role on 25 January 2005. A trained clinical ... More >>
GPs Say Need is for Proper, Adequate Funding
Friday, 19 November 2004, 11:08 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The College of GPs has expressed concern, but little surprise at the major findings of the New Zealand Cervical Cancer Screening Audit. More >>
Increased support for advanced GP training
Monday, 15 November 2004, 10:23 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The College of GPs has welcomed the Government’s announcement of increased funding for the training of general practitioners. More >>
