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In March, the State Services Commission finally announced the appointment of a new director-general of health, about 16 months after the previous office-holder had stepped down. With some in the sector fearing the ministry had been effectively rudderless, the commission had promised to scour the world for the best candidate - only to find he had been right there minding the shop all along. Cliff Taylor talks to former acting director-general Chai Chuah to learn a little about the man occupying what is arguably the most influential job in the New Zealand health system
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
