For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
FIX: Transition Unit on the hunt for locality prototypes
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FIX: Transition Unit on the hunt for locality prototypes
Friday 25 June 2021, 10:15 AM

The Health and Disability Review Transition Unit has published a timeline for the development of locality network prototypes
In which we provide a short fix of reform news as we find it to keep everyone in the loop
"These prototypes will provide an opportunity to create exemplars of leading practice and innovation and gather knowledge to inform future national ro
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