A complex intervention to support 'rest home' care: a pilot study.

Aims: To describe an intervention supporting Aged Related Residential Care (ARRC) and to report an initial evaluation.

Methods: The intervention consisted of: medication review by a multidisciplinary team; education programmes for nurses; telephone advice 'hotlines' for nursing and medical staff; Advance Care Planning; and implementing existing community programmes for chronic care management and preventing acute hospital admissions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of the multidisciplinary team, rest home nurses and caregivers.

What makes 'place' attractive to overseas-trained doctors in rural New Zealand?

The present paper investigates what keeps doctors 'in place' in New Zealand rural communities and what prompts their departure from practice. The study is based on in-depth interviews conducted with nine overseas-trained medical practitioners within rural areas in New Zealand during 2004. A thematic analysis was undertaken.