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Bearing up: Practice staff copping a noseful in Havelock North
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Bearing up: Practice staff copping a noseful in Havelock North
Thursday 28 May 2020, 09:36 AM

Te Mata Peak Practice GP partner David Doig says the disinfectant makes him feel ill and consultations have been upended
Last month, in Alert Level 4, Havelock North GP David Doig was in good spirits about how his Te Mata Peak Practice was coping. Now, he just wants fresh air
“We’re looking forward to a time where we’re not required to have so much aggressive disinfecting”
In 2016, GP David Doig’s Te Mata Peak Practice