15-minute appointments so ‘last century’: More research to support primary care funding overhaul

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15-minute appointments so ‘last century’: More research to support primary care funding overhaul

Patrice

Dougan

pdougan@nzdoctor.co.nz

Thursday 2 February 2023, 10:52 AM

“Primary care is increasingly complex, increasingly busy, and underfunded for the kind of roles which you’re now being asked to try to undertake,” Tony Dowell says [Image: Ales Krivec on Unsplash]

It’s highly likely all primary care is underresourced to appropriately manage the high levels of complexity The 15-minute GP appointment is a 20t, Tony Dowell, Tony Dowell [Image: supplied]

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References

Dowell A, Betty B, Gellen C, et al. The concentration of complexity: case mix in New Zealand general practice and the sustainability of primary care. J Prim Health Care. 2022 Dec;14(4):302–309

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