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
Caught off guard over pay talks - PHOs put hands up for nurse pay negotiations
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Caught off guard over pay talks - PHOs put hands up for nurse pay negotiations
Wednesday 20 July 2022, 04:45 AM

ProCare’s Bindi Norwell says practices wanted choice of representation in the bargaining process [Image: Supplied]
The demise of the NZMA puts a question-mark over the negotiators paid to represent general practices in nurses’ pay talks. Fiona Cassie delves further
The General Practice Owners Association has been caught off guard by another entity stepping up to represent practices in talks on nurse pay.
Auckl, Tim Malloy 2017, GenPro’s Tim Malloy is surprised and disappointed by the new entrant to the negotiations scene [Image: Supplied]
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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