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GPs say they can’t survive on bulk-billing. But abandoning it altogether might leave vulnerable patients out in the cold.

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

Today is budget day.  What surprises will Grant Robertson announce to address the country's many and varied problems.  Will Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis be able to sound like they actually understand what is in the budget?  Stay tuned for 2 pm ...

NICE's 'traffic light' system - intended to help GPs indentify risk of serious illness in children aged under five - is unreliable, researchers have warned.

Labor’s election pledge for Medicare includes some additional funding, but to strengthen the system, it needs to improve people’s access to doctors.

The ICGP today welcomed over 200 GP trainers to the first in-person National Trainers Conference for two years. The conference was preceded yesterday by a

After a sea change in public opinion on cannabis, and for the first time in many decades, hemp has been removed from the Controlled Substances Act.

Whether you are for or against the legalization of marijuana, cannabis, and related products – it may still affect you, your firm, and your practice.

Ireland’s GPs – the workhorses of the health service – are under pressure right now. What is being done to help them?

The death has occurred of Dr Denis Anthony Leahy at the age of 101 Dr Leahy was a GP in the UK who pre-dated the National Health Service. He was the lead