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This article was first published online on 10 October 2024.
From Barbara: Need is in; ethnicity is out. But as with any ideological change, it is not quite that simple as Martin Johnston found when he looked for evidence of the Coalition Government’s policy at work. This article pulled together little bits from around the motu to give the bigger picture of what was happening with policy and services.
Reference: Loring B, Reid P, Curtis E et al. Ethnicity is an evidence-based marker of need (and targeting services is good medical practice). NZ Med J 2024;Sep 27;137(1603)
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
