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The case for mending doctors
A crisis in primary health care is worsening and calls are increasing for some hospital funding to be diverted to GPs.
'Unprofessional and unethical' - Disgruntled GP to pay $48k after using alias to post bad review
Dr Preechapon Tovaranonte has been censured after using an alias to attack his former employers on social media.
Seeing your doctor harder as GP shortage worsens
A stark warning from GPs today - a visit to the clinic is going to get more difficult as they face a major shortage.
The Royal College of General Practitioners says more medical students need to be… Audio
Calling Home: Dr Lisa Fletcher in Kathmandu
Lisa Fletcher moved to Kathmandu with her husband, Leighton, and their children, Annabel and Elliot, in 2019. Eight months later the pandemic struck, and now Nepal, like India, is in the midst of a… Audio
South Auckland doctor tells stories of struggle and hope
Decades of working as a GP has provided Greg Judkins with a wealth of health and wellbeing issues to draw on to create characters for his novel, Biopsies - stories of struggle and hope in South… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton & Richard Harman
Our Sunday Morning panellists offer their thoughts on the past week's news. They'll be discussing Covid-19 testing, the latest political polls and rumblings, personal photos being made public, and… Audio
Witheld millions for General Practice will cause cutbacks
Dr Kate Baddock, Chair of the Medical Association talks to Kathryn about a government promise of a further $22 million dollars in Covid-19 funding that's been witheld, and the possibility some… Audio
Professor Michael Baker answers your coronavirus questions
Michael Baker, public health professor at the University of Otago, joins the show to answer listener questions about Covid-19's continued risk in this country. Audio
COVID-19 outbreak has made China a 'pedestrian's paradise'
Lew Dagger has been in China for the past twenty years. He lives and works in Jinghong in the south of Yunnan, close to the Myanmar border. He joins the show for an update on the impact coronavirus… Audio
Could Nurse Practitioners fill gaps in rural health sector?
A quarter of all rural medical practices are short of a GP - but is a solution already there? Jenny Carryer, Professor of Nursing at Massey University joins Kathryn to explain how Nurse Practitioners… Audio
Christchurch GP guilty of sexual assaults
A Christchurch GP has been found guilty of 12 charges of sexual offending against patients. Audio
National's plan for cheaper GP visits 'a good start'
Family doctors say National's plan to expand cheap GP visits to 600,000 more low-income people is a 'good start'. They say it will help ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments. Audio
After 9 years of National, GP visits out of reach of many
The cost of seeing a GP is high and may go higher -- and it's putting half a million people off seeing the doctor. GPs have demanded government action to address deep funding problems and are fuming… Audio
Waikato residents can now speak to doctors online after hours
Waikato residents now have the option of speaking to a family GP after hours in a new online service. Audio
More referred patients not seeing specialists - King
The number of New Zealanders being referred back to a GP without seeing a specialist is climbing, says Labour.
Wiping GP and medicine fees for under-13s
'A leap of faith' and 'right behind it' are comments from GPs and pharmacists who will not be charging to care for children under the age of 13, from tomorrow. Audio
