Barbara Fountain is an Editor at New Zealand Doctor. She focuses on themes related to medicine and healthcare, including public policy, consumer health, and mental health. Barbara's work has been featured in New Zealand Doctor, Newsroom NZ, and Pharmacy Today.
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Falls are the single most common serious adverse event in secondary care according to a summary report released by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora.
Falls are the single most common serious adverse event in secondary care according to a summary report released by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Barbara Fountain It has taken amputee Paul Walmsley seven years to get a properly fitting socket for his artificial leg.
By: Barbara Fountain, Alan Perrott
Editor Barbara Fountain and reporter Alan Perrott have been sifting through the news, reports and scuttlebutt to uncover just a few of the erosions that have left the health system, its patients and its workers secondguessing initiatives and safeguards that make a difference
By: Barbara Fountain
Speech delivered by The Health Media managing editor Barbara Fountain at the opening of the 2026 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards
Editor Barbara Fountain does a trawl through the political party lists looking for folk who are either professionals or have some experience in the health sector
An "ED Recovery Plan" released by the Labour Party today touches on continuity of care as one factor in preventing avoidable hospital admissions.
