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Surgery cake sale for Mental Health Day

A CAKE sale was held at the Hart Surgery in Henley to mark World Mental Health Day on Tuesday last week. Kelly Hobbs, the surgery’s mental health nurse, c. ....

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Doctor shortage forcing GP clinics to turn away new patients


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Nearly a quarter of GPs working in rural communities are over 60, and increasing numbers have their sights on retirement – a cause for concern for the College of GPs.
Family doctors are closing their books to new patients in Christchurch and other cities as they struggle to recruit staff from overseas and meet growing demand.
The Royal New Zealand College of GPs (RNZCGP) will discuss its concerns about the GP shortage with Minister of Health Andrew Little on Friday, about three months after first requesting a meeting.
“It’s very rapidly reaching a crisis point in terms of the number of GPs indicating they are preparing to leave or cut back on what they are doing,” RNZCGP medical director Bryan Betty said. ....

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