title: New Zealand health reforms: effect on ophthalmic practice.
abstract: Are specialized ophthalmic units with inpatient facilities going to disappear in the New Zealand public health system? We have entered the era of cost containment, business methodologies, bench marking, day case surgery, and technologic advances. The dilemma for nursing is maintenance of a skill base with dwindling clinical practice areas.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raynel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D003363:Cost Control; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D009520:New Zealand; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000639:trends; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*