primary care

“General practitioners are committed to working with secondary care colleagues to ensure the most effective use of health resources.” says Jonathan Fox, President of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.

A major medical software provider is proposing to charge monopolistic prices before allowing the free exchange of New Zealanders’ medical files between health providers. This action will either impede the development of an efficient electronic healthcare environment or become an unnecessary cost to the already financially stretched primary health care sector, which will ultimately be borne by taxpayers.

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has welcomed the acknowledgement by the ministerial review group of the critical importance of primary care.

As New Zealand faces critical shortages of health professionals needed to cope with its rapidly aging and still active population, one organisation is developing smart ways for attacking the problem.

GPs and other primary health care professionals can provide effective care to people suffering from a wide range of mental health problems, a new report has concluded.