GPs – endangered species or health system panacea?

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This article was first published online on 5 June 2024.

From Barbara: Dunedin specialist GP Doug Hill hits the nail on the head: “The “capitation bucket” was designed to fund a 2001 level of GP service which has not kept pace with the rapidly evolving specialty general practice has become.”