Kate Baddock
Opinions on second opinions
Dr Lisa Sanders explains that second opinions play an important role in medicine but the process is neither straightforward nor infallible and should be approached with caution. Audio
Dental care in New Zealand
We spoke last week about the high cost of dental care in New Zealand and now the NZ Medical Association has lent their weight to the call for more affordable dental care. Audio
Calls to beef up reporting of adverse drug side effects
Research has shown that throughout the world, the side effects of medications are significantly under reported. In New Zealand the monitoring system relies on voluntary reports by GPs or patients to… Audio
Doctors rating website like TripAdvisor for health - officials
A leading GP says there are risks in a new website for rating doctors and other health professionals. A health insurance company is supporting the launch of the free website called Whitecoat. It lists… Audio
What needs to change in NZ health? - Panel discussion
For more on the proposed health review we're joined by Kate Baddock, who chairs the Medical Association, Ian Powell - executive director of Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, and Rhys Jones… Audio
Report on 'struggling' Health Ministry no surprise - doctors
A scathing report by the State Services Commission yesterday into the health ministry has come as no surprise to doctors. The scorecard rates the Ministry's financial sustainability, leadership and… Audio
National's plan for cheaper GP visits 'a good start'
Family doctors say National's plan to expand cheap GP visits to 600,000 more low-income people is a 'good start'. They say it will help ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments. Audio
Doctors sound alarm over 'snake oil' being sold in pharmacies
The New Zealand Medical Association says it has 'major reservations' about proposed changes to the pharmacists code of ethics that remove the need for complimentary healthcare products, currently… Audio
GPs may be forced to raise patient fees or go out of business
Doctors say the cost of seeing a family doctor may rise because of a lack of government action over funding problems in primary care. Audio
Insight: NZ's GP service in critical condition
About 500,000 people can't afford to see a GP, patient fees are high and still climbing, and doctors themselves are burnt-out and angry. RNZ Health Correspondent Karen Brown investigates what's gone… Audio
Doctors angry government slow to fix GP funding woes
Doctors are angry about what they believe is government inaction over growing financial troubles in their sector. a year on since a working group recommended sweeping changes to a hotly debated aspect… Audio
Calls for funding model to change for better maternity care
The Medical Association's GP council, Kate Baddock, says the maternity funding model is preventing doctors and midwives collaborating better. Audio
Poorest Communities Skipping Meds Due To High Cost
An Otago University study has found the country's most vulnerable are struggling to pay for vital medicines and are reducing their doses, not filling prescriptions and skipping meals due to the cost… Audio
Doctors say some good news amid grim health statistics
Nearly a third of adults - that's about a million people - are officially obese, according to the latest annual Health Survey. Audio
Insight for 16 March 2014 - Online Health - On The Way
Karen Brown explores the drive to give GP's patients the health equivalent of online banking. Audio
