Unashamedly political: How GPs can lobby with the best

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Unashamedly political: How GPs can lobby with the best

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Sunday 3 November 2019, 09:00 AM

Whangārei MP Shane Reti gets active on local health concerns and uses written parliamentary questions to put pressure on the Government

Health minister David Clark says he “can’t do it all”, and lobbying of MPs by doctors can help build the case for policy changes in health. New Zealand Doctor reporter Martin Johnston goes in search of “advocacy advocates”

In the countdown to next year’s election, MPs can expect to hear more from health advocates door-knocking, emailing and generally twisting MPs’ arms t