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
Crucial differences in ‘employment’
Wednesday 28 September 2022, 02:00 AM

A contractor GP has more flexibility than an employed one [image: Felix Rostig on Unsplash]
I’m a GP registrar and I have been offered work as a contractor for next year. I’m not sure whether being a contractor is the correct option for me and wonder if I should be an employee. Can you please explain the difference?
– Unsure, central New Zealand
Historically, many GPs were engaged as contractors but, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend was towards GP employees.
In the past year, howe
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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