Resources Content on this page Media Statements Publications Newsletters Media Statements General practice amazed at Government’s cash splurge on telehealth Published: 01/07/2025 Read More Funding hike shows benefit of collective voice for general practice Published: 24/06/2025 Read More Patient fees could rise 10 percent or more after déjà vu Budget ignores general practice Published: 22/05/2025 Read More Urgent and after-hours care support welcome, but Budget must tackle GP funding and retention Published: 20/05/2025 Read More Government focus on physician associates a distraction from real issues Published: 29/04/2025 Read More Government’s public consultation to address healthcare crisis “badly flawed” Published: 16/04/2025 Read More Health decisionmakers should heed conclusions in primary healthcare report Published: 02/04/2025 Read More General Practice gives cautious thumbs up to primary healthcare boost Published: 02/03/2025 Read More General Practice Leaders' Forum announces new Chair Published: 28/02/2025 Read More Increase in Closed Books No Surprise to General Practice Owners Published: 29/01/2025 Read More General practice wants quick action from new Minister, calls for Budget to have Health theme Published: 19/01/2025 Read More GenPro adds new board members, confirms leadership roles for coming year Published: 13/12/2024 Read More A year on, general practice still waiting for promised funding review Published: 22/11/2024 Read More General practices welcome fast-track approvals process Published: 31/10/2024 Read More New Zealand should heed UK concerns with physician associates, invest in growing workforce Published: 22/10/2024 Read More Get ready for Flying Doctors’ - Fast-track Aussie approval increases urgency for NZ funding fix Published: 18/10/2024 Read More Waikanae closure another symptom of funding debacle, urgent cure needed Published: 13/10/2024 Read More GP closures regrettable, get ready for more Published: 10/10/2024 Read More GPs frustrated by funding model which restricts patient access, increases deaths from lung cancer Published: 28/09/2024 Read More With unfair contracts harming primary healthcare, General Practice implores Commerce Commission to intervene Published: 13/09/2024 Read More Shuffling deck chairs won’t fix GP funding crisis – GenPro Published: 03/09/2024 Read More Concerned about going broke, general practices hike fees and reduce services: survey Published: 02/09/2024 Read More Adequate funding will help end GP shortage and improve patient care Published: 23/08/2024 Read More Tairāwhiti primary care crisis ‘the canary in the coal mine’ Published: 21/08/2024 Read More GenPro welcomes appointment of Commissioner to run Health New Zealand Published: 28/07/2024 Read More Fall in primary care enrolments highlights pressures on general practice Published: 14/07/2024 Read More GPs warn of fee increases and more closures if miserly 4 percent uplift confirmed Published: 20/06/2024 Read More Inadequate funding from Health New Zealand puts further pressure on patients Published: 19/06/2024 Read More Primary healthcare voice amplified by sector group accord Published: 07/06/2024 Read More General Practices begin issuing Clause 14 Notices in relation to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Primary Practice Pay Equity Claim Published: 15/01/2024 Read More GenPro Chair Announces New Board Members Published: 17/10/2023 Read More Next government must address serious issues in family doctor services Published: 21/09/2023 Read More Family Doctor Services Under Significant Financial Pressure Published: 30/08/2023 Read More GenPro disappointed by the comments of the Prime Minister Published: 09/08/2023 Read More GenPro welcomes an increase in urgent care funding Published: 20/07/2023 Read More Newly-elected GenPro chair: “We have important momentum to maintain” Published: 15/06/2023 Read More General practice organisations reject Government funding increase Published: 08/06/2023 Read More Nurse pay boost announcement is premature and insulting Published: 24/05/2023 Read More Budget will not prevent the further decline of family doctor services Published: 18/05/2023 Read More International Nurses Day should be a cause for celebration, not disrespect Published: 12/05/2023 Read More Nurses working in family doctor services being treated with disdain Published: 10/04/2023 Read More Access to Family Doctor Services is Reducing Published: 22/03/2023 Read More Family Doctor Services Struggling as Hospitals Poach Nurses Published: 09/03/2023 Read More How much evidence do you need, Mr Little? Published: 28/11/2022 Read More Ignored Government Review Backs Family Doctors Published: 24/11/2022 Read More Stretched Family Doctor Services Are On The Brink Published: 21/11/2022 Read More Re-elected GenPro chair: “We’re only just getting going!” Published: 09/11/2022 Read More Government’s injection of health funding is supporting management restructures but is failing to reach essential front-line patient services which are in crisis Published: 27/10/2022 Read More New voices join the call for sustainable general practice Published: 19/10/2022 Read More Family doctor services at risk as Government announces real-terms decrease in funding Published: 22/06/2022 Read More Potential loss of Medical Association is a sad day for New Zealand’s Health Sector Published: 06/05/2022 Read More Latest inflation figures could be the final nail in the coffin for many essential family doctor services Published: 21/04/2022 Read More New Zealand’s COVID response is collapsing amid on-the-spot decision making Published: 23/02/2022 Read More OMICRON COVID response must be immediate, comprehensive and sustainable Published: 17/12/2021 Read More Parliament’s Regulations Review Committee agrees with GenPro that General Practice should be paid for reports prepared for the Coroner Published: 07/12/2021 Read More Over 80% of General Practices will not be offering services to support End-of-Life Choice/Assisted Dying Published: 04/11/2021 Read More Localities offer a great opportunity to focus on the needs of patients, but caution is required Published: 29/07/2021 Read More GenPro’s Complaint Accepted Published: 11/06/2021 Read More Latest Emergency Department pressures are the result of a vicious circle being faced on a daily basis by general practices across the country. Published: 22/03/2021 Read More GenPro calls foul on Government’s funding proposal for primary health care nurses which it says will increase health inequities and fragmentation of an essential workforce Published: 15/12/2020 Read More Long overdue changes to general practice funding are needed to protect New Zealand’s hospitals and emergency departments Published: 13/11/2020 Read More Newly elected GenPro chair offers “hard-hitting political skills” Published: 06/11/2020 Read More GenPro Board of Directors Elected Published: 30/10/2020 Read More General practice being short-changed by health funding agencies. Published: 29/10/2020 Read More The Government is blocking pay-parity for primary health care nurses. Published: 05/10/2020 Read More The “Double Whammy” of the general practice funding framework Published: 03/09/2020 Read More The Government’s COVID response plan is at risk Published: 19/08/2020 Read More GenPro seeks views on immediate repairs to the General Practice funding framework Published: 31/07/2020 Read More Health funding bodies must take note of primary care nurses “stop work” action Published: 23/07/2020 Read More Health and Disability System Review highlights greater need for sustainable General Practice Published: 01/07/2020 Read More Rejection of nurses pay offer comes as “no surprise” Published: 22/05/2020 Read More A special day to consider the future sustainability of Family Doctor services Published: 19/05/2020 Read More New Zealand’s Urgent Care and After-Hours Clinics in Severe Crisis Published: 23/04/2020 Read More New Zealand’s front-line of attack against COVID-19 severely compromised Published: 21/04/2020 Read More New Association means business on behalf of General Practice owners Published: 03/04/2020 Read More Publications GenPro Financial Analysis and Benchmarking 2024 Published: 16/08/2024 Read More At What Cost? 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