Applauding rural health champions: Rural health only functions due to the dedication of teams

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Applauding rural health champions: Rural health only functions due to the dedication of teams

Fiona Bolden
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Whangamatā GP Michael Miller was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal [Image: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet]

Fiona Bolden praises a recently honoured rural GP, but takes issue with the continued underfunding of the sector and inadequate workforce, leading to ‘charitable’ input from practices

Urgent rural funding for practices and adequate solutions for emergency and outof-hours work is paramount A rural GP champion exemplifies what it