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
Craft a general practice with next-gen appeal
Wednesday 24 November 2021, 02:45 AM

General practice owners are looking for work–life balance; not a “life sentence” that ties them to a practice [Annemiek Smegen on Unsplash]
DEAR AUNT MASIE
We are a group cost-sharing practice with some (ahem) very mature GP owners, who operate their own practices with separate patient bases. We know we should think about handing over the reins at some point to the younger generation, but we don’t really know where to start. – Moving with the times, Auckland
For well-established practices, working out what comes next can be a challenging task, but it’s an essential one if the owners care about the practice, Shaun Phelan