Fighting the invisible problem of medicine harm

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Fighting the invisible problem of medicine harm

The Health Media

The Health Media

Pauline McQuoid with Clare Perry at the NZPHA
Pauline McQuoid from Medwise and Clare Perry, deputy director-general, health system improvement and innovation, Ministry of Health

COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PHARMACIST

This award recognises a community pharmacist who has made an outstanding contribution to customer health through their excellence in clinical pharmacy practice. They will have an outstanding commitment to equity in health outcomes and demonstrated professional leadership, imagination and innovation to achieve better outcomes and foster the growth and development of other community pharmacists

WINNER PAULINE MCQUOID Severe medicine-related harm is estimated to affect around 45,000 New Zealanders each year and kills more than double the