Patient involvement in research and medical student training is increasingly recognised as the cornerstone of effective treatment regimens and healthcare service delivery.
A decline in trauma admissions during the 2020 lockdown has been reported in several studies in New Zealand and internationally.
Racism in the health sector has been linked to increased health risk factors, poorer mental and physical health outcomes, increased co-morbidities and premature death.
Anti-tumour necrosis factor-α (anti-TNF-α) therapy are effective treatments for various immune-driven conditions. Etanercept, an anti-TNF-α commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, as well as other rheumatology and dermatology conditions, may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Dog bites and other dog-related injuries (DRIs) are an ongoing cause of morbidity internationally and in New Zealand, with subsequent serious physical and psychological consequences for the victims.
Stolarek et al’s editorial on leadership and governance[[1]] applies the Cynefin framework of complex systems to health provision and governance.
The recent introduction of population-based screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in New Zealand has placed an additional demand on already scarce colonoscopy resources, in some circumstances leading to delays in investigation for the presence/absence of CRC.
A four-bed admission unit for older people was introduced at Dunedin Hospital in June 2019, named OPAL (Older Person’s Assessment & Liaison). This number of beds was chosen for practical reasons, rather than modelling of demand.
It is generally recognised that the standard of medical practitioners and of nurses in New Zealand is a high one. This standard is likely maintained by the Registration Acts administered by the Medical Board. In the future, with the great increase of medical students at the Otago Medical School, this Dominion is likely to rely for its supply of doctors mainly on this school.