Health reformers walk as GPs run: Last year’s promised changes peter out and next Budget looms

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Health reformers walk as GPs run: Last year’s promised changes peter out and next Budget looms

Bryan Betty - RNZCGP high res 3 2020

Bryan Betty

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The system reset and the ever-present pressures on hospitals suck a lot of energy out of Te Whatu Ora [Image: hchjjl on iStock]

Primary care still has little to show from the changes announced in the Budget a year ago, writes Bryan Betty, as another Budget day is about to roll around

At the risk of using a cliché, it has been a hectic time settling in as General Practice NZ chair. But when is the life of a GP or practice nurse anyt