28 Nov 2022

GPs 'devastated' staff miss out on health worker pay parity

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 28 November 2022

General practices say it's devastating their staff have been left out of a pay parity package for healthcare workers.

Health Minister Andrew Little today announced more than two-hundred-million-dollars to address pay parity for non-hospital health staff.

But general practices were left out because Minster Little said he had seen no real evidence of pay difference, despite being supplied with figures.

Niva Chittock reports.

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