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Complaint processes are viewed as an important part of improving patient safety, but what does that mean for GPs? Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps discusses who bears the risk
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Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
