DHBs pick up rural clinics’ losses - How West Coast and Taranaki fund their general practices

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DHBs pick up rural clinics’ losses - How West Coast and Taranaki fund their general practices

27 April 2022

Fiona

Cassie

fcassie@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 27 April 2022, 02:10 AM

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West Coast DHB subsidised the costs of its four general practices by $7 million over 14 months [Image: Gurpreet Singh on Unsplash]

Journalist Fiona Cassie takes a look at figures provided on the cost of running DHB general practices

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