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Politics Friday: Why are doctors unhappy with the Govt's virtual GP service?

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Fri, 27 Jun 2025, 1:32pm
The increased use of telehealth has helped to cover GP gaps, but staffing shortages are still rife for rural healthcare providers.
The increased use of telehealth has helped to cover GP gaps, but staffing shortages are still rife for rural healthcare providers.

Politics Friday: Why are doctors unhappy with the Govt's virtual GP service?

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 27 Jun 2025, 1:32pm

Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by National鈥檚 Vanessa Weenink and Labour鈥檚 Megan Woods to delve into the biggest stories of the week. 

Parliament's pressed pause to remember Te P膩ti M膩ori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp after she died yesterday as a result of kidney disease 鈥 what will happen going forward? 

Doctors are unhappy with the Government鈥檚 new virtual GP service, are they right to be? 

And what are their thoughts on taxpayer money potentially going to Moana Pasifika, with Whanau Ora鈥檚 funding of the association that owns them? 

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