General practice still sweating over PRIME, ministry points to new dispatch criteria

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General practice still sweating over PRIME, ministry points to new dispatch criteria

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Shahtahmasebi
Tim Malloy
National PRIME committee chair Tim Malloy says underfunding is a constant refrain from providers

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Key points, PRIME’s administrator, St John, passes $1.3 million to practices, and funds training, PRIME kits and management costs. ACC pays providers $220,000 a y