There are growing calls to address the burgeoning access problem of general practice care across the country.
General Practice NZ has detailed a series of solutions needed to counter the issues many across the country are experiencing.
The existing Capitation funding model, in particular, is overdue a revamp to counter increased complexity, equity issues and high demand.
Chair Dr Bryan Betty says people have turned towards Emergency Departments because they can't easily access community care.
"We're seeing that across the country at the moment, in places where general practices are pressured, big pressures are placed on to EDs and to hospitals, and that is a big cost to the country."
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