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The average general practice copayment has risen to the point where many people can’t afford it, says retired specialist GP Peter Moodie

The Government is giving general practice a $23.4 million top-up to help with COVID-19 infrastructure costs 

The sustainability of general prac­tice was scrutinised at the GP CME conference in Rotorua this month, but delegates had no satisfying answers to take back to their workplac­es

Intense early winter pressure on primary care and hospitals has shone a spotlight back on the closure of a popular overnight service  

The General Practice Owners As­sociation has begun signing up practices to represent them in pay talks with New Zealand’s main nurses’ union

The General Practice Owners As­sociation has begun signing up practices to represent them in pay talks with New Zealand’s main nurses’ union

The average general practice copayment has risen to the point where many people can’t afford it, says retired specialist GP Peter Moodie

The sustainability of general prac­tice was scrutinised at the GP CME conference in Rotorua this month, but delegates had no satisfying answers to take back to their workplac­es

Specialist GP GARY WU took some convincing before he was willing to learn the tricks of the practice owner­ship trade

When Bryan Betty was first no­tified, by email, that he was to be honoured in the Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, he thought it must be spam and wanted to delete the email