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
Localities built on their shoulders
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Localities built on their shoulders
Friday 3 June 2022, 10:54 AM

The hard yards on localities were done about 10 years ago [Image: Ian Schneider on Unsplash]
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From West Sussex, England, Jonathan Simon has been following our articles on localities in recent months. It calls to mind, he writes, those who advanced the localities approach 10 years ago
The locality approach, a decade ago, failed because there was no central policy that supported it
The health sector’s institutional memory holds , CountiesM Locality Clusters Map, Localities as envisaged by Counties Manukau DHB [Image: Counties Manukau DHB]
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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