No slow-down in the increasing cost for seeing a GP
No slow-down in the increasing cost for seeing a GP
14 October 2025
The General Practice Owners Association's annual pulse survey shows small improvements to some practices' financial situations, and patient numbers.
But 85-percent of respondents confirmed they'd recently increased fees, or were about to.
Association Chair Doctor Angus Chambers says 23-percent are financially worse off.
He says two sources of money are Government funding and patients - with the latter bearing the brunt.
Chambers says he's concerned about this barrier to access.
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