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New Research Proves GPs Continued To Deliver High Level Of Care During Lockdown
Friday, 9 October 2020, 8:46 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
New research published today in The New Zealand Medical Journal shows that during lockdown GPs delivered the same level of care they usually would, just in a different way. On 21 March 2020 The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners advised ... More >>
College Of GPs Welcomes Commitment To Tackle Rheumatic Fever
Monday, 5 October 2020, 10:56 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is welcoming yesterday’s announcement to invest $55 million in tackling the root causes of rheumatic fever. The College are vocal critics of New Zealand’s rheumatic fever statistics and strong ... More >>
Know What’s Normal, Chat To Your GP And Do The Best For Your Breasts
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 9:09 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
As we pin our pink ribbons on for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is reminding people to touch, look, and check their breasts and if anything isn’t normal, call your GP. Querying ... More >>
New Study Shows GPs Are Increasingly Crucial To Cancer Care In New Zealand
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 9:25 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
A new study published in the Journal of Primary Health Care shows that GPs should be involved in all stages of New Zealander’s cancer care for patients to have the best chance of success. One in three New Zealanders who get cancer can be cured now ... More >>
Calling Your GP The First Step To Sussing Mental Health Concerns
Monday, 21 September 2020, 9:48 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
If you’re worried about your mental health, or the mental health of someone you know, now is the time to see your GP. That’s the message from The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, who are supporting this year’s Mental Health ... More >>
College Acknowledges Passing Of Dr Joe Williams
Saturday, 5 September 2020, 2:38 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) is today mourning the loss of former Cook Islands prime minister Dr Joe Williams, who College President Dr Samantha Murton says was a pillar of the Pasifika community and a long-serving ... More >>
This Daffodil Day GPs Say Keep Up Regular Screening
Friday, 28 August 2020, 8:47 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
As the streets are sprinkled with yellow and collectors are at the ready for Daffodil Day, it’s a timely reminder for people to check they’re up to date with regular screening and checks. That’s the message from The Royal New Zealand College of ... More >>
Testing Times For New Zealand’s GPs
Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 9:34 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
New Zealand’s 5,500 general practitioners are working hard to sustain excellent community health care across the country but are finding the second wave of COVID-19 challenging. "Fighting a global pandemic is relentless for a GP who has been ... More >>
Rural Hospital Council Elects Four New Doctor Members
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 9:57 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The Division of Rural Hospital Medicine of New Zealand (DRHMNZ) announced the appointment of four new doctors to its Division Council at its AGM on Thursday 23 July. Drs Munanga Mwandila (Christchurch), Jenny James (Queenstown), Andrew Morgan (Blenheim) and Marek ... More >>
New Study Shows That New Zealanders Die Before Australians
Monday, 3 August 2020, 1:49 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
New research published today in the Journal of Primary Health Care shows that New Zealanders will die earlier than Australians and its heart disease and cancer that will do it. The research calculated five indicators of old-age structure to find ... More >>
Dr Rachel Mackie And Dr Jason Tuhoe To Lead Nationwide Doctor’s Group
Monday, 3 August 2020, 1:06 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
Dr Rachel Mackie (Ngati Wai, Ngati Hine, Ngati Whatua) has been named as the new Chair of Te Akoranga a Māui, The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Māori representative group. Tokoroa GP Dr Jason Tuhoe (Hauraki, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti ... More >>
GPs Say Health And Disability Review ‘ambitious And Appropriate’
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 11:41 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has called the final report of The Health and Disability System Review ‘progressive and promising’, saying this is a once in a generation opportunity for change and improvement to New Zealand’s ... More >>
New Research Shows New Zealand Health System Not Coping With Chronic Illnesses
Monday, 15 June 2020, 11:01 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
New research published today by the Journal of Primary Health Care, which is produced by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners shows that the New Zealand health system is not well set up to deal with multimorbidities. The research shows ... More >>
Kiwis Need To Keep Up With Smear Tests, Immunisations, And Blood Pressure Checks
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 2:40 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
It’s fair to say that injections and smear tests aren’t everybody’s favourite but they’re necessary and need to be done - even during a global pandemic. The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is reminding New Zealanders that ... More >>
Kiwis getting sicker because they’re putting off seeing GPs
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 3:44 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
New Zealanders are getting sicker because great numbers of people have stopped calling their GPs during the lockdown, despite clinics being open and safe. More >>
New Zealand’s General Practitioners Are A Workforce In Crisis
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 3:44 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
A survey conducted by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners yesterday shows that GPs are at breaking point. The College is calling on the Government for urgent action to address the health crisis that GPs now find themselves in as a result ... More >>
GPs Open For Business - But Changing The Way They See Patients
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 2:03 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 GPs have been asked to rapidly move to doing more of their consultations by phone, email and video. Patients requiring in person GP appointments will still get them, but non-urgent, routine appointments will be ... More >>
GPs Welcome Cash Injection To Help Fight COVID-19
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 3:08 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has welcomed the Government’s $500 million for health, announced today in the COVID-19 rescue package, and is looking forward to hearing the detail of how it will be rolled out. GPs are particularly ... More >>
GPs "wholeheartedly Endorse" Government Ban On Mass Gatherings
Monday, 16 March 2020, 4:28 pm | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners wholeheartedly endorse the Government’s announcement today that bans public gatherings over 500 people, held outdoors or indoors. Dr Samantha Murton, President of the College said, "Our ... More >>
New Medal Honours Dr Amjad Hamid, Killed In Christchurch Mosque Attack
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 9:28 am | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
A new medal will honour the memory of Dr Amjad Hamid, who was tragically killed in March 2019’s Christchurch mosque attack. The medal has been developed by The Royal New Zealand College of GPs because Dr Amjad Hamid, a heart doctor and a rural ... More >>
