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Reddy can’t match the salaries offered by larger health systems — a difficulty compounded by a widespread shortage of primary care doctors.

But the government may want to spend money on other parts of primary care, such as nurses, physios or mental health workers in community healthcare hubs.

But the core of the crisis and key to this election is GP services, or primary care, largely offered by private clinics.

Soni, a Harvard-trained primary care doctor who sees patients one day a week at an urgent care clinic in Los Angeles County’s public safety net health system, is familiar with the challenges those communities face.

Ruth Rankine, an NHS Confederation primary care director, believes that during times, such as now, when money is tight, collaboration generally becomes harder.