Say it loud

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Say it loud

Ruth
Nicola
Brown
Joe Bourne
Joe Bourne is a GP from Te Puke, and Ministry of Health primary care lead

It’s a Tuesday and at midday there’s another media stand-up at Parliament with directorgeneral of health Ashley Bloomfield, this time flanked by Joe Bourne, a GP from Te Puke, and also Ministry of Health primary care lead.

Dr Bourne does a good job of explaining how busy GPs are – up to 33 per cent busier in some regions than they were at this time last year. This is