Tairāwhiti primary care crisis ‘the canary in the coal mine’

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21 Aug 2024

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The crisis in Tairāwhiti primary healthcare is another warning of the looming collapse of primary healthcare in New Zealand unless drastic action is taken, says Dr Angus Chambers, Chair of the General Practice Owners Association (GenPro).

The significant problems in Tairāwhiti were laid bare by Dr Hiria Nielsen, a managing partner of Three Rivers Medical in Gisborne, on Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon today.

Three Rivers, Tairāwhiti largest practice with 20,000 patients, is closing its books to new patients and no longer opening on weekends and public holidays.

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