Wave of demand and costs overwhelm beachside clinic

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Wave of demand and costs overwhelm beachside clinic

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A broken funding formula and workforce shortages has engulfed Waikanae Health’s satellite clinic at nearby Waikanae Beach [Image: Chris Gorgio on iStock]

‘Poster child’ practice Waikanae Health has gone from thriving to surviving as GP shortages and patient demands take their toll. Last month, specialist GP Herman van Kradenburg spoke to Fiona Cassie about ‘untenable’ workloads and the underfunding of elderly patients and Community Services Card consults

ESSENTIALS Waikanae Health, struggling with a severe GP shortage, has been forced to close its satellite beach clinic and cut back other service, READ MORE