Slump in doctors in general practice

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Slump in doctors in general practice

Samantha Murton
RNZCGP president and Wellington GP Samantha Murton says general practice’s 25 per cent share of the workforce is appalling [image: supplied]

Data have emerged showing a steep decline in recent decades in the proportion of the coun­try’s doctors who work in general prac­tice settings

It is quite a worrying trend that the GP workforce continues to head down Data have emerged showing a steep decline in recent decades in the prop, Curtis Walker , Medical Council chair Curtis Walker says Māori and Pasifika doctors remain under-represented but their numbers are growing [image: supplied]