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
Simeon Brown’s performance scorecard: C for ‘could do so much better’
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Simeon Brown’s performance scorecard: C for ‘could do so much better’
Wednesday 26 March 2025, 05:00 AM

Health minister Simeon Brown’s performance so far has been far from a slam dunk [Image: Tom Briskey on Unsplash]
March kicked off with a flurry of health announcements; it was a lot to take in. So, to gauge readers’ reactions to the various funding initiatives, we at New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa decided to take a straw poll. We surveyed Daily Triage email newsletter subscribers, asking ‘What do you reckon?’ about the health minister’s Primary Care Package. The process ran from 13 to 17 March and had 102 responses. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan delves into the findings
Most New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa readers don’t believe the $285 million performance-based funding allocation for primary care is enough or that h
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