Thin on the ground: Rural docs struggle to meet vaccination demands
Short-staffed and struggling to cope with swabbing and vaccinations on top of their normal duties, rural practitioners are feeling the strain.
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Short-staffed and struggling to cope with swabbing and vaccinations on top of their normal duties, rural practitioners are feeling the strain.
Growing concern around the future financial sustainability of community-based general practice has led to the establishment of a unified Caucus to strengthen national representation and contract negotiation on behalf of more than 1000 general practice providers (Contracted Providers) across New Zealand
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