General practice urged to get back in the game for Simpson crunch time

Last month, The Health Media launched The Popcorn Panels. The first series, “Chatting about the Simpson report”, was hosted by New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa editor Barbara Fountain. Last issue, we reported on the first two panels which considered the future of PHOs and the prospects for a Māori Health Authority without commissioning powers. This issue, we report back on the third and fourth panels, discussing the future for general practice and the proposal for supersized-DHBs and a new national agency, Health NZ