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3 weeks ago | 
pharmacytoday.co.nz | Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Jody Hopkinson |Martin Johnston
+News Good for patients, practices and communities – evaluation gives tick to comprehensive teams Comprehensive Primary Care Teams operating in rural Tasman district have been given the tick of success by a PHO analysis [Image: NZD] Essentials
A PHO has analysed the impact of its Comprehensive Primary Care Teams.
It finds they are beneficial for patients, Kia ora and welcome to Pharmacy Today Kaitiaki Rongoā O Te Wā Not a subscriber?
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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Fiona Cassie
+News In print Doubling of primary care NPs on final training leg sought for 2026 Just over 50 trainee nurse practitioners were ready and eligible for a final-year NP training programme in 2025 [Image: Ara Institute of Canterbury] PACKAGE: $34.2 million over five years for nurse practitioner training An ambitious plan to more than double the current number of nurse practitioner trainees in primary care next year to 120 is widely welcomed.
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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Fiona Cassie
+Print Archive News Nurses backed for upskill study, clarity needed on ‘hidden costs’ Primary care nurses wanting to study to become registered nurse prescribers can access a new funding pool PACKAGE: $21.6 million over four years for up to 120 nurses to upskill in primary care each year Nursing leaders are backing dedicated postgraduate study funding for primary care nurses to upskill but clarity is wanted on whether “hidden costs” ar Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa...
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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Jonathan Chilton-Towle
+News Midwife found in breach after rural home birth ends in stillbirth A stillborn delivery results in wildly differing stories and multiple breaches, according to deputy health and disability commissioner Rose Wall [Image: Volkan Olmez on Unsplash] Essentials The HDC has found a midwife in breach of multiple patient rights after a baby was delivered stillborn, citing delays in providing, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock this article...
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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Bill Hickman
An elderly woman who waited four days for surgery after fracturing her leg died days after having a pulmonary embolism and a stroke during the operation New Zealand Health standards point towards increasing risks relating to delaying such acute surgery beyond a 48-hour timeframe Health NZ has been directed to apologised to another woman after lost referrals contributed to a four-month delay in diagnosing her cancer following months of symptoms The Health and Disability Commissioner is...
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1 month ago | 
pharmacytoday.co.nz | Natasha Jojoa Burling |Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Jody Hopkinson
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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Fiona Cassie |Stephen Forbes
+Print Archive News Life as a rural GP in a place where everyone knows your name Gore Medical Centre co-director and specialist GP and farmer Debra Wilson always wanted a career in rural medicine [Image: Anna Brook] Reporter Alan Perrott looks at the life, times and trials of a GP working, well, somewhere or other To be honest, the longer I do general practice, the more I enjoy it This GP employs her former family doctor and treats former schoolteachers, th Oops, please login or sign up to...
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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Fiona Cassie |Stephen Forbes
+News In print Life as a rural GP in a place where everyone knows your name Gore Medical Centre co-director and specialist GP and farmer Debra Wilson always wanted a career in rural medicine [Image: Anna Brook] Reporter Alan Perrott looks at the life, times and trials of a GP working, well, somewhere or other To be honest, the longer I do general practice, the more I enjoy it This GP employs her former family doctor and treats former schoolteachers, th Oops, please login or sign up to read...
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2 months ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Patrice Dougan |Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Alan Perrott
+News ‘Pattern of failure’ resulted in a maggoty wound: HDC “Widespread and repeated” failure to document important information indicates staff at a Bupa care home did not understand what was expected of them, according to HDC Essentials
A woman repeatedly raised concerns about her worsening leg condition, but staff at her Bupa New Zealand-run care home failed to chec, READ MORE Oops, please login or sign up to read more. LOGIN SUBSCRIBE Related Articles
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2 months ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Alan Perrott |Stephen Forbes
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
