GP’s message for the PRIME minister: ‘Once we go, we won’t come back’

This story has been changed to add the words “If this is happening” to the comment made by Andy Inder with regards to clinicians exaggerating the acuity of cases to ensure St John turned up with an ambulance.
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South GP CME

GP’s message for the PRIME minister: ‘Once we go, we won’t come back’

Dr Sarah Creegan
Waimate GP Sarah Creegan says PRIME providers – and their budgets – are exhausted

Over 1000 delegates, including exhibitors, gathered at Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena for this year’s South GP CME. It was the ninth year for the southern event which made Dunedin its home for a few years following the Canterbury earthquakes. Fiona Cassie, Zahra Shahtahmasebi, Virginia McMillan and Barbara Fountain attended sessions over two days of the conference

I acknowledge that in the past they have been asked to do more than they can realistically manage The GPs and nurses racing to rural ac­cidents a