31 Jan 2024

Solutions needed to reverse GP crisis

From Nights, 10:17 pm on 31 January 2024

A report detailing solutions for sustainable general practice has been released today.

General Practice New Zealand says the sector is in a desperate and growing crisis, with people increasingly unable to access the care they need when they need it.

Dr Bryan Betty, the chair of General Practice New Zealand, talks to Emile Donovan about what needs to happen.

Dr Bryan Betty of Porirua Union and Community Health.

Dr Bryan Betty. Photo: RNZ / Karen Brown