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Dr Buzz BurrellNew Zealand Medical Association
Blenheim
11:30 - 12:00 State of the GP Nation
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2016 annual report – MoH had 1038 FTE.
Primary care = nine listed
= 0.86% of MoH staffing
dedicated to primary care.
Family incomeFamily
Wife spends it
Family Board (all matters)
Primary organisation (immediate concerns)
Management team
CEO; COO; GM GM building
GM food
GM transport
GM kids
GM planning and funding
Outsource food –
tender –
freeze-thaw system
from overseas
(Tier 3)
Kids do not eat for last month of the year
Move out of the house into a tent
Waiting list for new shoes and clothes
Most reasonable requests for anything prioritised and rejected
Inequity – 2 tier system – inverse care law
Managers saying ‘No”
Fragmented
Primary care is struggling to be viable
Secondary care can’t cope
Cost-saving mental health hotline ….
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