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
Pay parity needed to reduce workforce woes not new nurse graduate incentives
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Pay parity needed to reduce workforce woes not new nurse graduate incentives
Wednesday 26 March 2025, 12:15 PM

Dollar incentives for general practices to take on new graduate nurses will be extended for five years [Image: Supplied]
PACKAGE: $30.4 million over five years to “attract, recruit and support” up to 400 graduate nurses a year
Until such time as a nurse is paid as a nurse, regardless of what sector they are in, you are going to continue to have the disparity with Health NZ -
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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