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GP anger over minister’s advice to change their business approach
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GP anger over minister’s advice to change their business approach
Wednesday 30 January 2019, 02:57 PM

Health minister David Clark says GPs can resolve cost issues through changes to models of care and business models
In what is not a particularly good start to 2019 for general practice, sector leaders find themselves seething over the content of pre-Christmas correspondence with the health minister. Cliff Taylor reports
From the practices’ point of view this issue needs to be addressed, or there will be more unrest in the sector
NZMA chair Kate Baddock says GPs a, KATE BADDOCK, NZMA chair Kate Baddock says GPs are concerned and angry at the health minister’s attitude to general practice sustainability
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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