Minister’s reworked electives target for DHBs may be a win for primary care

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Minister’s reworked electives target for DHBs may be a win for primary care

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DHBs no longer have electives targets, with Planned Care replacing them and creating options for general practice

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Planned Care – what’s that again?, The Ministry of Health now counts all planned care (non-acute) interventions towards DHBs’ annual targets – including interventions that DHBs fund in