Pegasus Health Pastoral Care Programme.

INTRODUCTION In New Zealand, 41% of general practitioners (GPs) intend to retire by 2025. Increasing workforce shortages and other stressors are putting doctors at risk of burnout, which in turn can put patients at risk of harm. Offering a range of resources can signal an organisation's commitment to physician wellness while improving patient safety and organisational stability.

Home management of mild to moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To determine whether community management of mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is as effective and acceptable as standard hospital management of CAP.

Design: Randomised controlled trial.

Setting: Christchurch, New Zealand, primary and secondary care.

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antibiotic treatment for cellulitis at home compared with hospital.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of treatment with intravenous antibiotics for cellulitis at home and in hospital.

Design: Prospective randomised controlled trial.

Setting: Christchurch, New Zealand.

The Ottawa ankle rules for the use of diagnostic X-ray in after hours medical centres in New Zealand.

Aims: The aims of this study were to measure baseline use of Ottawa ankle rules (OAR), validate the OAR and, if appropriate, explore the impact of implementing the Rules on X-ray rates in a primary care, after hours medical centre setting.

Methods: General practitioners (GPs) were surveyed to find their awareness of ankle injury guidelines. Data concerning diagnosis and X-ray utilisation were collected prospectively for patients presenting with ankle injuries to two after hours medical centres.