Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Royal New Zealand College of General Practice (RNZCGP) College Awards presented Saturday 27 July at the RNZCGP annual Conference.

We're making some important changes in the way we store and use data to increase security, decrease costs and administration, plus open up new possibilities for understanding the health status and needs of the people in our region.

Otorohanga Medical has experienced a steady rise in the number of patients accessing their patient portal since beginning their push in September 2018.

Heath Te Aroha is embracing te reo in a big way. We had a chat with practice manager Dwayne Stewart about this impressive effort.

Pinnacle has developed a rural chest pain assessment method that allows low-risk patients in rural communities to be safely assessed and managed by their general practice, rather than travelling significant distances to hospital - often needlessly.

Hayley Scott, GP Owner writes on how she feels about making the shift to Health Care Home.

The owners of Hauraki Plains Health Centre were considering walking away from their practice rather than face burn out when the Health Care Home offered them a vision of a sustainable way forward.

Offering both the flu and Zostavax (shingles) vaccines, a Hamilton initiative is reaching a high risk, vulnerable population who may otherwise have been missed.

Annually, thousands of youth in communities across the Waikato region struggle to access health care services, restricted by barriers such as cost, lack of transport and fear of talking to a health care professional.