It is well documented that burnout and fatigue are common in the medical profession. Most of the available literature is based on assessment of the senior workforce, focussing primarily on consultants.
With Aotearoa New Zealand’s ageing population, demand for palliative care is projected to increase substantially in the next 20 years, whilst equitable access to palliative care services is emphasised in the Ministry of Health’s Palliative Care Action Plan.
Standards for respiratory and sleep services in New Zealand were recognised and published on the Ministry of Health (MoH) website in 2004, where they have remained unchanged.
The large losses and inequities in health and wellbeing due to harmful commodities such as tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and beverages, and gambling products are well-established.
A 52-year-old male was reviewed in the hepatology outpatient clinic with chronically elevated cholestatic liver enzymes.
I am a Trainee Intern (TI) doing a rotation in General Practice (GP) where unfortunately my GP supervisor came down with COVID-19. As she was not unwell with it, we decided that we would still see patients and her nurse and I would act as a surrogate.
An effective care coordination process is integral to high quality and equitable healthcare and should be evaluated. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill outlines significant health reforms for Aotearoa New Zealand that prioritises improved health services for “all of us”.
John graduated MB ChB in 1961 from the University of Otago.
In medical journals recently, there have appeared reports of conferences in which prominent doctors have advocated birth-control and the use of contraceptives, and these reports have shown that the medical profession is divided upon this subject.