Telehealth part of solution for GP workload burden

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Telehealth part of solution for GP workload burden

22 May 2024

Martin Hefford

Wednesday 22 May 2024, 04:30 AM

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The recent report that 40–50 per cent of work done in general practice could be done via tele consultations raised more than a few hackles. The source of that comment was long-time primary care champion Martin Hefford. Now with Te Whatu Ora, Mr Hefford was speaking to a stakeholder hui. Here he provides more detail on the context around his comments

Telehealth is part of the solution to some of the GP workload burden and the associated difficulty patients have enrolling and getting a timely appoin

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