12 Mar 2024

Too sick to get care? Woman's struggle to find GP

From Morning Report, 7:20 am on 12 March 2024

A chronically-ill Rotorua woman suspects some GPs are reluctant to enrol her because she needs a lot of care.

That's backed up by new research showing that under-funding means some clinics are cherry-picking healthy patients.

Ruth Hill reports.

Health NZ says work to review the overall service model and funding for primary care and urgent care is underway, with initial scoping to be completed by June.