Panel’s goal of more mental healthcare in primary sector takes HIP new shape

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Panel’s goal of more mental healthcare in primary sector takes HIP new shape

11 December 2019

Wednesday 11 December 2019, 05:00 AM

Mental health and addiction, Robyn Shearer: responsible for overseeing activities and functions for mental health and addictions services, and leading the response to the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addictions. Started: 28 January.

The Ministry of Health mental health lead Robyn Shearer says the first funding round is one of many and is not the only solution

Health improvement practitioners (or, as some would say, HIPs) became a mental health theme for primary care this year, after the Government highlighted them in a post-Budget response to last year’s major inquiry panel report. Update by Virginia McMillan

A $6 million funding injection is starting to move from the Ministry of Health to the PHOs that fund mental health workers in new roles in general pr

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COPD: Prevent, treat and comfort

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

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