Urgent care’s $14.8 million shortfall, no new funding in sight

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Urgent care’s $14.8 million shortfall, no new funding in sight

Martin
Johnston
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With no further funding available, Te Whatu Ora is looking for changes in the model of urgent care [Image: 3drenderingson iStock]

A briefing to the health minister about the urgent-care sector shows reduced hours and changes to the model of care are possible outcomes of insufficient funding, as Martin Johnston reports

In a nutshell The urgent and after-hours sector, like general practice, is struggling with sustainability. Te Whatu Ora calculates the, BACK panel - grey