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The Registrar Panel

Monday 21 May 2018, 10:44 AM

Primary care needs its day in the sun

The merits or otherwise of criticism directed at PHOs and DHBs in recent times aside, the hard work and dedication of people in the primary sector, while not always headline grabbing, deserves its day in the sun, writes John Ross, chief executive of Auckland general practice organisation Comprehensive Care

One criticism cropping up recently has been that PHOs are competitive and uncooperative. This ignores the fact the Government designed the system to a, John Ross, John Ross

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