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
Contractor or employee?
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Contractor or employee?
Tuesday 11 June 2024, 03:08 PM

There’s plenty of debate around whether it’s better to hire a contractor or employee to join the team
We are looking at recruiting a new GP. We haven’t had to do this for a while, and we are wondering if we should consider contracting or employing them. Can you please give me some information about the implications for the practice?
– Confused, Central New Zealand
This is a great question and there is plenty of debate around it. Historically, many GPs were engaged as contractors. In our most recent GP locum/asso
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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