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
Patients’ rights in unusual times
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Patients’ rights in unusual times
Friday 30 September 2022, 11:29 AM

A hefty extra swag of complaints has landed with the health and disability commissioner [image: Alexander Grey on Unsplash]
Right to needs-based healthcare services is not absolute. Thousands of people have experienced delays in care, so what would constitute a ‘reasonable’ complaint about such delay? Ben Gray suggests taking a pragmatic response
Everyone was scrambling to do the best they could
Two separate but related articles in New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa last month are a clear si
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