Precious right of access to care: Growth in population and complexity worsens GP shortage

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Precious right of access to care: Growth in population and complexity worsens GP shortage

Bryan Betty - RNZCGP high res 3 2020

Bryan Betty

Larry Jordan Whitby Doctors Porirua
A neat summary of the sector’s plight was displayed by specialist GP Larry Jordan, then of General Practice NZ, some years ago [Image: NZD]

Bryan Betty signs off from his RNZCGP role and column by underlining the importance of encouraging more doctors into the field of general practice

This is an early online publication of a story due to appear in the 15 March print issue

Uncertainty about when they might be able to get another appointment can weigh heavily on patients’ minds At the time of writing, news of my resi