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An extra PAir of hands? The debate over regulating physician associates
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An extra PAir of hands? The debate over regulating physician associates
Friday 12 April 2024, 10:59 AM

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As general practice struggles to recruit GPs, Fiona Cassie looks at the debate triggered by a proposal to regulate the small but growing primary care workforce of physician associates
We do not think physician associates are an affordable alternative to doctors
Are physician associates a much-needed extra source of safe hands f
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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