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Green Cross Health chief executive officer Rachael Newfield. (Image: Supplied/Jacques Steenkamp)
Rebecca Stevenson
Listed medical group Green Cross Health has rolled out its new Care & Advice Health Hubs to 186 pharmacies in its network, aiming to provide additional services to ease the strain on the public health system. Green Cross Health has interests in 84 pharmacies and operates more than 300 pharmacies under its Life and Unichem brands nationwide. The NZX-listed company also has a medical division that covers over 415,000 patients across 65 clinics, many of which operate under the The Doctors brand. For the year to March 31, it repo...

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