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Opposition To Government Funding Of Certain Smoking Cessation Products

Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 11:54 am | General Practitioners Aotearoa

As New Zealand’s only independent organisation representing general practitioners, General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA) is committed to keeping an open mind and supporting evidence-based strategies to reduce smoking prevalence and improve public health. More >>

The Government’s Plan Is To Kill General Practice. Ignorance Or Intention?

Friday, 13 December 2024, 8:46 am | General Practitioners Aotearoa

The purpose of the Plan is to “to strengthen the clinical frontline and deliver on the Government’s priorities”. More >>

‘Just Come Clean And Say You Don’t Want Doctors Involved In Primary Care’: Contraception Training Funding Excludes GPs

Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 1:52 pm | General Practitioners Aotearoa

The LARC Train-the-Trainer course is a course for health practitioners who put in long-acting reversible contraception devices (LARCs), and want to learn how to train others to do so. More >>

Whanganui GPs Being Asked To Magically Create More Appointment Slots

Sunday, 29 September 2024, 6:31 am | General Practitioners Aotearoa

General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA) interim chair Dr Buzz Burrell says that’s willfully ignoring the issue. “Te Whatu Ora is implying that if the hospital had more staff, there would not be a problem,” he says. More >>

GPs Should Be Lining Up Around The Block, Too

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:48 pm | General Practitioners Aotearoa

“We shouldn’t see queues like that anywhere, let alone in a supposedly developed country like New Zealand,” says Dr Buzz Burrell, interim chair of General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA). More >>

Which After Hours Medical Service Are They Coming For Next?

Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:53 pm | General Practitioners Aotearoa

General practitioners (GPs) say health clinics around the country are struggling to keep the doors open during the day, let alone after hours. More >>

Open Letter To The Incoming Commissioner Of Health NZ From GP Aoteaora

Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 5:56 pm | General Practitioners Aotearoa

General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA) outlines hopes for the upcoming reforms and concerns about the state of the healthcare system and primary healthcare in particular. More >>

General Practitioners Aotearoa Supports New Zealand Resident Doctors Association’s Strike

Monday, 6 May 2024, 1:35 pm | General Practitioners Aotearoa

GPA also warns that if Te Whatu Ora Health NZ does not address funding issues for general practitioners, GPs will also need to take action. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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