Historically, rheumatoid arthritis was a major cause of chronic pain, disability, loss of independence and even reduced life expectancy. With the widespread use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, it is now a very treatable chronic disease with a life expectancy and quality of life approaching that of the general population, explain Kate O’Mahony and Ravi Suppiah
There’s always a bigger fish. The competition for practices
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There’s always a bigger fish. The competition for practices
Tuesday 25 June 2019, 09:00 AM

Is New Zealand’s primary health sector about survival of the biggest? Alan Perrott looks at how marketing and strategy are becoming vital skills in an increasingly competitive market
New, high-cost, large-scale facilities are squeezing out other clinics by being cheaper for patients, with longer opening hours and a wider array of s, Andrew Lesperance, Andrew Lesperance says the centre doesn’t need marketing to gain new patients, but to attract doctors