Media Releases 2006

• 27 August 2006

  Food and healthcare are basic rights in civilised countries

  “There should never need to be a trade off between food and healthcare,” says Dr Jonathan Fox, President of the College of GPs. “Both are basic rights in any civilised country”. read more

• 24 August 2006

  College sets out to quantify GP shortage

  The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has completed some ground-breaking analysis to help establish a benchmark for numbers of GPs required in New Zealand. read more

• 15 August 2006

  Very good working relationship with ACC

  GPs are not under pressure from ACC to sign patients back to work quickly, said College of GPs CEO Karen Thomas today. read more

• 14 August 2006

  Seven Kiwi GPs honoured by the College

  The College of GPs has honoured seven GPs with Distinguished Fellowship, and made the president of the Royal Australian College of GPs, Professor Michael Kidd, an Honorary Fellow of RNZCGP. read more

• 9 August 2006

  Patients may suffer, College of GPs warns

  The College of GPs today criticised the three Auckland DHBs who have made major changes to the region’s laboratory service specifications without giving proper consideration to the impact the change would have on primary care.“ Accountants have focused on the dollars, and ignored the primary medical ethic of ‘First, do no harm,’ College president and Auckland GP Dr Jonathan Fox said. read more

• 21 June 2006

  Joint release on CTA review

  A review of GP training in New Zealand has been launched and part of the work will look at the number of GP s needed to meet future population demand. read more

• 30 May 2006

  College of GPs questions Government motives

  The College of GPs has questioned the motives of the Ministry of Health and DHBs in under-mining the primary health care strategy. read more

• 18 May 2006

  Budget Reaction: Good news but…. says College of GPs

  The College of GPs today welcomed the expansion of the health vote, taking it to a total 21 per cent of government expenditure. read more