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GP's look to form breakaway health organisation as fears of a duopoly grow

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 17 Nov 2025, 7:28am
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GP's look to form breakaway health organisation as fears of a duopoly grow

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 17 Nov 2025, 7:28am

There are growing concerns around a possible duopoly forming in our primary health sector. 

General practice owners are calling out what they see as bloated bureaucracy, and are moving to form a breakaway nationwide Primary Health Organisation (PHO). 

GenPro chair Dr. Angus Chambers told Mike Hosking that doctors, 'see that we're heading towards the supermarket-like situation.'

He said that some PHOs are good, but they are usually more local, community-driven groups. 

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