Saturday, 22 May 2021, 4:17 pm
The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network is
remaining optimistic about the future of rural health
despite the lack of focus it received in yesterday’s
Budget announcement.
Network Chief Executive Dr Grant
Davidson says that this is frustrating given the attention
Health Minister Andrew Little gave to primary and community
care in his opening speech at the National Rural Health
Conference only three weeks ago.
“Was that the same
Minister that spoke at our conference on the Health Reforms
and the focus on primary and community care? Because this
just hasn’t been reflected in this Budget,” he