Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 6 – boom!

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Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 6 – boom!

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Friday 7 March 2025, 04:19 PM

It’s been “Primary Care Week” for health minister Simeon Brown, with a series of announcements, including additional funding, with strings attached, of up to $95 million a year [Image: Canva composite]

The waiting is over. Week six in the job and health minister Simeon Brown has finally done the reveal on his – and the health bureaucracy’s – plans for primary care. What’s more, New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa has been able to interview him

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