Chris Bullen says he is concerned about the lack of transparency about that particular incident, but more generally about what’s in the Minister’s mind and who’s she been talking to inform her decisions, because they’re certainly not coming from the policy advice given by people in the Ministry of Health. 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.