Improving patient care in New Zealand hospitals

A team approach to caring for the chronically ill aims to keep them out of hospital.

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31st March, 2012

Modern medicine has transformed formerly fatal diseases into chronic conditions we can live with for decades. But living with a chronic condition isn’t easy, and who is going to look after us as we do? The issue is being tackled in a Middlemore Hospital pilot programme in South Auckland that aims to improve patient care by forging better links between hospitals, general practices and the community. “I grew up with a GP who provided continuity of care and who knew our family intimately … but how do you get continuity of care in the modern era, for people who might have a disease for ...

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