Permanent GPs on way to Coast
Wednesday 20 July 2022, 02:15 AM
![Franz Josef Clinic_2011.jpeg](/sites/default/files/styles/cropped_image_16_7_/public/2022-07/Franz%20Josef%20Clinic_2011.jpeg?itok=Bk4_Sji-)
Franz Josef Health Centre is the main hub of the five clinics that make up the South Westland Area Practice. This photo shows the centre in 2011, not long after it was built [Image: NZD]
The west coast is to get two new permanent GPs, reducing reliance on locums and improving continuity of care for patients.
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