‘Act now, don’t wait for the reforms’ - Digital provider’s strategy man is not pinning hopes on localities

Correction - John Macaskill-Smith's title was incorrect in the original print version - see comment below

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‘Act now, don’t wait for the reforms’ - Digital provider’s strategy man is not pinning hopes on localities

16 March 2022

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Wednesday 16 March 2022, 02:15 AM

Tend’s chief network officer John Macaskill-Smith is just a little cynical that health reforms are merely moving existing people around [NZD]

Former primary care leader John Macaskill-Smith tells reporter Fiona Cassie he is cynical about the health reforms but doesn’t want to see them fail

I see a lot of rhetoric out there with people hoping the localities are going to fix everything Primary care needs to “get on and build the futur, Tend's Kingsland clinic Auckland, Tend Health has been acquiring general practices since establishing its first clinic, in Kingsland, Auckland [NZD]

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Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management

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