Social workers show up unmet need, ease burden on practices

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Social workers show up unmet need, ease burden on practices

Ruth
Nicola
Brown
David Prilbrow
David Pilbrow, GP and practice partner at Travis Medical Centre in Christchurch, is an advocate for social workers in general practice
Many Canterbury practices are hiring social workers us­ing a pool of funding formerly reserved for patients with long-term conditions. About 16 of