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No go for primary care status quo

25 May 2022

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 25 May 2022, 03:05 AM

Health minister Andrew Little says he hasn’t heard much from primary care leaders on a different future [Image: NZD]

A row blew up after health minister Andrew Little said rural health business models don’t work. Martin Johnston backgrounds the tiff and follows up with the ‘status quo challenging’ minister

Challenge to primary care, “Part of the problem with rural health services is that there are old-fashioned business models that don’t work any more.” “If being ‘on side’ means, BACK panel - grey

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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

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