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From Barbara Fountain: "I enjoyed this feature, not just because of the awesome cover illustration, but because it represents something of a turning point for the health care home model. For quite some time now we have run stories on health care home developments but there has been a sense from some in the sector that the model is about general practice saving itself. With this latest development, the model stamps its commitment to equity and Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving health outcomes"
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
