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Family Doctor Services Struggling As Hospitals Poach Nurses

Thursday, 9 March 2023, 6:13 am | General Practice Owners Association

Family doctor services are struggling to attract and retain nurses, as they compete with a growing pay gap between their nurses and those employed in the country’s hospitals. New Plymouth’s Devon Medical Centre has lost two nurses since the start ... More >>

Stretched Family Doctor Services Are On The Brink

Sunday, 20 November 2022, 7:16 pm | General Practice Owners Association

People are waiting longer to see their family doctor as workforce issues and underfunding stretch General Practice services and place them under threat. The country’s General Practice clinics have united behind their association, GenPro, to today launch a ... More >>

New Voices Join The Call For Sustainable General Practice

Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 6:15 am | General Practice Owners Association

The General Practice Owners Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (GenPro), whose objectives include providing strong, credible and effective national representation for New Zealand’s network of general practice and urgent care business owners, ... More >>

Family Doctor Services At Risk As Government Announces Real-terms Decrease In Funding

Thursday, 2 June 2022, 12:38 pm | General Practice Owners Association

New Zealand’s general practice association, GenPro, says that the safety of the country’s network of family doctor services can no longer be guaranteed following the Government’s announcement of a real-terms funding reduction. The Government, ... More >>

Potential Loss Of Medical Association Is A Sad Day For New Zealand’s Health Sector

Friday, 6 May 2022, 12:46 pm | General Practice Owners Association

An active and effective Medical Association is a vital and consistent ingredient underpinning strong health systems around the world. Today’s news of the potential liquidation of the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) is a sad day for the country’s ... More >>

Latest Inflation Figures Could Be The Final Nail In The Coffin For Many Essential Family Doctor Services

Thursday, 21 April 2022, 11:10 am | General Practice Owners Association

New Zealand’s latest CPI inflation figure of 6.9% could signal the end of free GP visits for under 14-year-olds, childhood immunisations and many other essential population health services for the country’s most vulnerable communities. That’s ... More >>

ED Pressures Are The Result Of A Vicious Circle Faced Daily By General Practice

Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 6:23 am | General Practice Owners Association

Latest Emergency Department pressures are the result of a vicious circle being faced on a daily basis by general practices across the country. The General Practice Owners Association (GenPro), the national representative body for general practice and urgent ... More >>

Health And Disability System Review Highlights Greater Need For Sustainable General Practice

Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 11:27 am | General Practice Owners Association

The interim Board of GenPro, the General Practice Owners Association, whose objectives include supporting the productivity and efficiency of the New Zealand health and disability system, have today welcomed the focus on addressing inequalities and moving ... More >>

Rejection Of Nurses Pay Offer Comes As “no Surprise”

Friday, 22 May 2020, 12:27 pm | General Practice Owners Association

The impasse in negotiations around primary care nursing pay cannot be resolved through what are seen as pointless talks between general practice and nursing representatives according to GenPro, the General Practice Owners Association, whose objectives include ... More >>

A Special Day To Consider The Future Sustainability Of Family Doctor Services

Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 2:26 pm | General Practice Owners Association

As the world is celebrating Family Doctor Day, the Association which represents General Practice owners in New Zealand, GenPro, is calling for a collaborative debate about the future sustainability of family doctor services to ensure they are able ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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