Seventy patients a day 

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Seventy patients a day 

Martin Hefford

Martin Hefford

Macedonia, Europe
The Republic of Northern Macedonia is not yet part of the European Union, though its accession plan is currently under discussion

Martin Hefford, chief executive of Tū Ora Compass Health, visits a GP in the Republic of Northern Macedonia while on a 12-week sabbatical

The national GP contract requires GPs to see any patient who requests to be seen that day, on pain of a serious fine “How many patients are