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Coronavirus: Concerns GPs could miss out in funding boost
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English - May 12, 2020 18:44 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBNews Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Doctors are worried that despite a huge boost in health spending in the budget, frontline general practitioners will miss out.
A $4.3 billion cash injection has been announced for district health boards, including money to help catch up on the tens of thousands of surgeries and procedures delayed by Covid-19.
But the Medical Association wants to know where the money is for GPs and community care.
Dr Kate Baddock is the association's chair.