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
Minister’s reworked electives target for DHBs may be a win for primary care
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Minister’s reworked electives target for DHBs may be a win for primary care
Saturday 21 December 2019, 09:00 AM

DHBs no longer have electives targets, with Planned Care replacing them and creating options for general practice
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Planned Care – what’s that again?, The Ministry of Health now counts all planned care (non-acute) interventions towards DHBs’ annual targets – including interventions that DHBs fund in
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