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Professor of general practice calls for mega-college for all primary care clinicians
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GP CME South
Professor of general practice calls for mega-college for all primary care clinicians
Monday 17 August 2020, 04:51 PM
Taking part in the nurse practitioner forum were (from top left clockwise) Dunedin GP Lucy O’Hagan, Auckland NP Karen Hoare, Methven NP Kathryn Hellyer, Auckland GP Bruce Arroll and Queenstown NP Chelsea Willmott
It was pretty early in the day for radical talk but nevertheless that what was going down when New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa editor Barbara Fountain tuned into an early Sunday morning session at the virtual GP CME South over the weekend
The college of GPs should offer its GP registrar programme to nurse practitioners and expand its remit to become a college of primary care clinicans.
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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