The Department of General Practice and Rural Health: Enhancing healthcare today, for tomorrow

Ko te oranga o āpōpō kei ngā ringa whakahaumanu o nāianei

• Working to improve health outcomes for all through research, teaching and service in general practice & rural health.
• Recognising Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing an environment that nurtures our people, values, and goals.
• Committed to person-centredness in health care and education, generalism, rurality, interprofessionalism and integration across the health system.

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News

Number of poisoning-related deaths in New Zealand remain high

Tuesday, 12 March 2019

While there has been a decline in carbon monoxide deaths in New Zealand, the number of deaths relating to poisoning remain high with new research revealing a surprising number of deaths involving two prescription medicines, zopiclone and clozapine.

Otago academics find euthanasia debate will challenge decision-makers

Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Presenting the highly polarising issue of euthanasia/assisted dying as a simple case of “oppose” or “support” does not tell the whole story, a University of Otago study of social media shows.

Otago research highlights need to improve access to healthcare for high-needs patients

Friday, 22 February 2019

University of Otago researchers have highlighted the need to improve access to primary health care services for high-needs populations with their recent study of high-needs patients using a free health clinic finding significant health problems.