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GPs say a Government cash injection into general practices is a good start.
The Health Minister's announced $285 million in performance-based funding for practices over three years.
Simeon Brown is also kick-starting initiatives to boost the number of nurses and overseas-trained doctors in healthcare.
Royal College of GPs President Samantha Murton told Mike Hosking practices need a lot more money, but the Government has to start somewhere.
Another measure announced was the 100 new placements for overseas-trained doctors.
The Royal College of GPs says vocational training for the doctors was always done in hospitals.
But Murton told Hosking primary care is now getting a slice of the pie.
She says general practices offer a wider range of training in New Zealand healthcare than hospitals.
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