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GPs urged to do more minor operations: Former surgeon, now a GP, points to need to expand role
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GPs urged to do more minor operations: Former surgeon, now a GP, points to need to expand role
Wednesday 19 July 2023, 03:00 AM

Vivek Patel is calling on doctors in primary care to step up and do more minor surgery [Image: NZD]
Steve Forbes meets Vivek Patel, who does more than the usual amount of minor surgery in general practice
In a first-world country like New Zealand, people are getting third-world medical treatment
An Auckland specialist GP who has carried out 1000 mi, Giant lipoma, This patient had a giant lipoma for a decade and was languishing on a waiting list [Image: Vivek Patel]
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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