We have known for two decades that our general practitioner (GP) workforce is ageing and heading towards retirement, evidenced by annual RNZCGP workforce surveys. This shortfall is exacerbated by GPs working less hours, experiencing increasing burn-out, accentuated through dealing with the pandemic and expanding workload as their colleagues depart read more
Lived experience of affordability as a barrier to prescription medicines: A longitudinal qualitative study
Lived experience of affordability as a barrier to prescription medicines: A longitudinal qualitative study
Exploring lived experience provides insights into the multiple ways that lack of affordability prevents access to medicines: directly, through interaction with other barriers to access including transport, by damaging trust and reducing acceptability of services, and by making participants less able to deal with mistakes made by health professionals.