Hospice triage change troubling for GPs with workload woes

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Hospice triage change troubling for GPs with workload woes

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Paul Lamb and Heather Koch
Hospice Taranaki chief executive Paul Lamb and clinical services director Heather Koch say the hospice wants to respond better to growth in demand
Hospice Taranaki is asking GPs to use a new triage tool so it can serve the right patients, more efficiently. New Plymouth GP Rose Bruce is concer, Te Rangimarie Hospice, Hospice Taranaki hopes piloting a new triage process will improve communication with primary care