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
Making good recruitment choices: The lowdown on interviewing and checking job candidates
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Making good recruitment choices: The lowdown on interviewing and checking job candidates
Friday 13 October 2023, 12:38 PM

When checking references, ask about the amount of leave taken [Image: Fausto Garcia Mendendez on Unsplash]
Our practice has had a stable workforce for years, but we are now having to recruit and we are very aware that the pool of candidates is small. Can you give us some tips to ensure that we select the best candidate?
– Fishing, Central North Island
All recruitment processes are time consuming and costly, so you want to make sure you are recruiting the right person for the correct role.
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