29 Jan 2025

GPs closing books and abused over wait times due to shortage

From Checkpoint, 5:16 pm on 29 January 2025

General Practice Aotearoa said the shortage of GPs is so bad that some doctors are being abused over wait times or closing their books to new patients. A Victoria University study has found 36 percent of general practices were not enrolling new patients last year and points to major workforce shortages and underfunding as the key driver. Alexa Cook has the story.