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GPs in crisis: Why can I never get to see my doctor (and why is it so expensive?)

By Ruth Brown
New Zealand Listener·
9 mins to read

It looked like a wart, so Corie Haddock, who didn’t have a GP, decided on DIY healthcare using something from the pharmacy. The “wart” on his right palm (nickname Warren) continued to grow. Haddock took himself to his general practice, Moa Medical, in Inglewood, which has no GP. The nurse could see him, took one look and said she couldn’t help. She then took snaps of Warren and sent them off to HQ in Waikato.

A month later he had

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