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General practice urged to get back in the game for Simpson crunch time
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General practice urged to get back in the game for Simpson crunch time
Wednesday 12 August 2020, 03:15 AM

New Zealand Doctor editor Barbara Fountain (top left) was joined by RNZCGP president Sam Murton (top right) , NZMA GP Council chair Vanessa Weenink and Genral Practice NZ chair Jeff Lowe for a panel on general practice
Last month, The Health Media launched The Popcorn Panels. The first series, “Chatting about the Simpson report”, was hosted by New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa editor Barbara Fountain. Last issue, we reported on the first two panels which considered the future of PHOs and the prospects for a Māori Health Authority without commissioning powers. This issue, we report back on the third and fourth panels, discussing the future for general practice and the proposal for supersized-DHBs and a new national agency, Health NZ
General practice has let its voice slip and needs to be “in the game” when the Simpson report recommendations are implemented, RNZCGP president Sam Mu
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