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
Looking back: Attempts to get localities in place stretch back to the 1990s
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Looking back: Attempts to get localities in place stretch back to the 1990s
Wednesday 12 May 2021, 12:45 AM

West Auckland locality with three clusters (from West Auckland Locality Plan 2013)
Former New Zealand general practice leader Jonathan Simon, now residing in the UK, was a strong proponent of the localities approach in primary care, and backgrounds his views
Localities offer general practice the opportunity to be a major stakeholder in an integrated primary and community care sector
The Government has
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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