The political tag line ‘health care based on need’ is pretty enraging when you are at the coalface dealing with gross health inequities. Read more about why the rage here
The political tag line ‘health care based on need’ is pretty enraging when you are at the coalface dealing with gross health inequities. Read more about why the rage here
This is a personal story about the life of my sister-in-law’s father Pesetā Iosefa. And along side that the life of my own father. It is a reflection on the blessings that come from marriage across cultures and the joining of two families over 45 years.
What an incredible uplifting experience. We all need to to it once in our lives. Well im going back next year! Let me convince you, read here.
It was a great honour to be invited to speak at the GP college awards and fellowship ceremony. I love this ceremony. As a teacher it is so uplifting to see students cross the stage.
What should I say to them I wondered? You can read my speech here.
I was 10 when the Royal New Zealand College of GPs was started. The following 5 decades were times of enormous change in our country, in medicine and in me. Understanding our history helps us with the future.
There is so much talk these days from people who appear to have had a blessed life with plenty of resources who don’t quite get that we don’t all start with blessings and resources.
Read my thoughts from the front line of health care here.
It’s confronting stuff. Read here.
How doctors create their identity through the stories they take part in.
Eric Elder memorial lecture, presented at RNZCGP conference 2016.
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A reflection on doing consultations in lockdown
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A reflection on how amazing Ashley Bloomfield is but my job is different to his…