Cultural competence vs safety – related, but different

A culturally competent practitioner knows about the beliefs and behaviours of patients from different cultures, and has the skill to apply this knowledge to healthcare delivery.

Read the HAH Bulletin to find out more.

Compliance, adherence, concordance – confused?

Whatever terminology is used, studies show that differences in health literacy, medicines access, attitudes to health and prescriber perceptions, may contribute to sub-optimal use of medicines and poor health outcomes.

Read the HAH Bulletin to find out about strategies to improve medicine access and supply.

Medicine affordability is one of the five drivers of medicine access equity.

Up to 40 per cent of people continue to pay prescription copayments even though they are entitled to an exemption. No person or family should pay more than $100 per annum for subsidised medicines.

Health inequities in the detection and management of diabetes and its associated health outcomes are significant concerns in New Zealand. The first step to addressing inequitable health outcomes is knowing that they exist.