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
Practice nurse programme plays valuable role in future-proofing primary care workforce
Practice nurse programme plays valuable role in future-proofing primary care workforce

COLLEGE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSES, NZNO
Fiona Murray discusses the Nurse Entry to Practice programme and its ultimate benefits to GPs and the sector
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