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
Of targets, measures and the tricks to improving health system performance
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Of targets, measures and the tricks to improving health system performance
Wednesday 18 July 2018, 06:30 AM

POLICY PUZZLER
Recently all but snuffed out, the previous government’s set of national health targets were one way ministers kept DHBs in a state of fear and reverence, writes Tim Tenbensel. Were they worthwhile?
The health targets first emerged in 2007 from the then Labour Government, specifying priority areas for the ministry and the sector.
In 2009, Natio
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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