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
Employee health privacy in a COVID-19 world
This is an updated version of the article published in 25 March print edition
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Employee health privacy in a COVID-19 world
Monday 30 March 2020, 04:12 PM

A realistic approach is needed over the balance between practice staff members’ right to privacy and ensuring fellow frontline staff’s health and safety in a COVID-19 outbreak
PRIVACY MATTERS
Communications advisor Charles Mabbett from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner gives some common-sense advice on employees’ health privacy during a COVID-19 outbreak
The sudden impact of Covid-19 is being felt by all New Zealanders. The fast moving nature of the emergency means agencies are having to respond quickl
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