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Localities? Look at the pyramid of need first

Tim Malloy, RNZCGP

Tim Malloy

The Great Pyramid of Khufu Giza_Irum Shahid
Imagine a pyramid where the top 20 per cent represents the people with greatest need. Photo: Irum Shahid

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Wellsford GP Tim Malloy considers how localities might take the best of what current general practice systems have to offer

There’s a lot of talk about the proposed establishment of “localities” as part of the Government’s health reforms. That’s probably not a surprise give