‘Patient-hoarding’ GPs are in fact meeting real needs

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‘Patient-hoarding’ GPs are in fact meeting real needs

By Ben Gray and Eileen McKinlay

Monday 15 May 2023, 11:22 AM

Many people with long-term conditions cannot afford healthy foods [Image: Dan Gold on Unsplash]

Reversing diabetes via lifestyle change may, indeed, be possible in well-resourced whānau but many people with long-term conditions need ongoing medical support, write Ben Gray and Eileen McKinlay

Glen Davies asks, “What if GPs could discharge their patients the way hospitals do?” and describes GPs as “hoarding patients” (nzdoctor.co.nz, 3 May).

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