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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners supports research and education that benefits general practice, rural general practice, and rural hospital medicine, and is welcoming applications for the second funding round of 2022.

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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners welcomes the investment for general practitioners in high need areas, and the investment for community health care, but is disappointed that the funding does not specifically address the workforc

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On World Family Doctor Day, The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is celebrating the amazing work and dedication of its membership of over 5,600 general practitioners and rural hospital doctors.

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Yesterday’s announcement by the Government to fast-track residency applications for overseas trained general practitioners has been applauded by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.

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The Ministry of Health has let the College know that they’re releasing a new feature to the National Immunisation Solution (NIS) that will notify general practices when their patients get their flu jab somewhere else e.g. at a pharmacy.

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Congratulations to Dr Karl Cole who has been elected as the new College Board member.

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New Zealand’s 2022 flu campaign starts on 1 April. While everyone can get a flu vaccine from this date, the Ministry of Health is encouraging the health sector to proactively reach out to at-risk groups and offer funded flu vaccines as soon as possib

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With all of New Zealand now under the red traffic light setting and recognising that we already have a stretched workforce, the College would like to remind the public that general practice clinics are still open.

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With daily COVID cases numbers continuing to rise, general practitioners are asking for patience and understanding from the public as they continue to work at the forefront of community medicine.

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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is frustrated that general practices have not received sufficient time to prepare for the increased use of Rapid Antigen Test (RATs) in practices.

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Following the release of the NZMA’s ‘red letter’ The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (the College) and General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ) are clear that general practice will continue to be a vital part of Aotearoa’s COVID-19 resp

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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners says there needs to be a change in mindset for how we deal with COVID-19 in the future.

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The Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has announced that the College will not proceed with its registrars’ first year clinical exams that were planned to commence at the end of February 2022.

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We are nearing capacity for webinar registrations for tonight's event. Please note that the webinar will be recorded and available on your dashboard later in the week.

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Health inequities are not new and have sadly played out again throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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With all of New Zealand now under the red traffic light setting and recognising that we already have a stretched workforce, the College would like to remind the public that general practice clinics are still open.

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The College office is closed for the Christmas break from 1pm on Friday, 24 December 2021 and will reopen on Wednesday, 5 January 2022 at 8am.

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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners congratulates Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Dr Jo Scott-Jones who have been awarded Fellowship of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA).

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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has awarded $10,000 to research that benefits general practice. The funding is awarded three times a year by the Research and Education Committee (REC).

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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners welcomes the investment to increase testing, tracing, and support for managing COVID-19 in the community, but questions what this means for general practitioners working on the frontline and cari

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