General Practice
'If general practice fails, the health system fails'
General Practice New Zealand chair Dr Bryan Betty says a new report is warning that the sector's funding and staffing model is near crisis. 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
Primary healthcare failing high-needs patients
A new study from the University of Otago has found patients with multiple conditions aren't being well served by the current primary health care system. The majority of the conditions were… Audio
A Picture Paints Some Medical Words - Dr Sam Murton
GP and senior lecturer at the University of Otago in Wellington Dr Sam Murton produces drawings and videos for patients and puts them up on YouTube to help understanding of medical terms and… Audio
Insight: NZ's GP service in critical condition
About 500,000 people can't afford to see a GP, patient fees are high and still climbing, and doctors themselves are burnt-out and angry. RNZ Health Correspondent Karen Brown investigates what's gone… Audio
A Country Doctor
New Zealand could find jobs for 100 rural GPs tomorrow. In fact, 60 percent of our rural medical workforce graduated overseas. What's being done to lure doctors away from the city lights? Audio