Under pressure, 80% of GPs closed their books to new patients at some point since 2019 – here’s why
- Written by Jackie Cumming, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealanders’ first point of contact for healthcare – their general practice – is increasingly harder to reach, to the detriment of the overall health system.
Our new research found 80% of general practices in Aotearoa New Zealand stopped enrolling new patients (known as closing the books) at some point between 2019 and 2022....
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