Media Comments from 2007

• Meeting the Challenge – Kokiringia te Wero

  This was the title of our latest Conference held in Rotorua so I thought it appropriate to report on the multitude of challenges presented to the College and general practice during those three action packed days. read more

• The new General Practice registrar; future primary care leader

  “Tell me and I will forget, Show me, and I may not remember, Involve me, and I will understand” read more

• Dealing to disparities and inequalities

  “The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well” read more

• Nurses there to generate care, not income

  I was delighted recently to be asked to open the Goodfellow Symposium held at the Tamaki Campus of the School of Population Health in Auckland. It was the second outing for the Symposium. Around 300 registrants; GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists and medical students came together for two days. read more

• Time for some magic

  When I was living and working in Hong Kong this was a magical time of the year. We had the Christmas and New Year celebrations, this was mainly celebrated by the ex-patriot community but supported with gusto by the local shops. The hotels, usually part of a Western chain, competed amongst themselves with their festive food festivals and their Christmas lights. The Holiday Golden Mile in Nathan Road was a particular favourite for its Bavarian cakes and biscuits [stollen for the cognoscenti]. read more

• We're proud of who we are

  One of the College’s Position Statements reads: read more