A possible win for the General Practice Owners Association, as they take on the so-called healthcare duopoly and cost pressures. 

Their proposal for a breakaway Primary Health Organisation is gaining traction, with 116 GP practices, covering 833,000 enrolled patients, showing interest. 

If approved by Health New Zealand, it would become the country’s largest PHO, representing around 16% of total enrolments.  

General Practice Owners Association Chair Dr Angus Chambers told Heather du Plessis-Allan that there’s widespread dissatisfaction within the GP community. 

He says some of it’s because PHOs have gone off their path and are doing things that aren’t best for GPs, but they’ve also had years of underfunding and woeful workforce planning.  

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