Story: Primary health care
Page 6 – External links and sources
More links and websites
College of Primary Health Care Nurses
The organisation for primary health care nurses.
IPA Council of New Zealand
The Independent Practitioners Association Council of New Zealand supports organised general practices.
Midlands Health Network
A primary health organisation (PHO) covering the East Coast, Coromandel, Waikato, King Country, Taupō and Taranaki.
Ngaio Medical Centre
The website of a general practice in Wellington, including the history of the practice.
Primary health care
Primary health care information, on the Ministry of Health’s website.
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
A professional body providing professional development for GPs.
More suggestions and sources
Allan, Vivienne. Nurse Maude: the first 100 years. Christchurch: Nurse Maude Foundation, 1996.
St George, Ian. A special general practice: the story of John Street Doctors. Wellington: St George, 1998.
Bryder, Linda (ed). A healthy country: essays on the social history of medicine in New Zealand. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 1991.
Donley, Joan. Save the midwife. Auckland: New Women’s Press, 1986.
Gauld, Robin. Revolving doors: New Zealand’s health reforms, the continuing saga. Wellington: Health Services Research Centre and Institute of Policy Studies, 2009.
Wright-St Clair, Rex Earl. A history of general practice and of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Wellington: Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, 1989.
