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Health NZ funds up to 50 new hospital doctors in sleight of hand
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Health NZ funds up to 50 new hospital doctors in sleight of hand
Tuesday 26 November 2024, 01:51 PM

Health minister Shane Reti today announced funding for additional hospital staff and improvements [Image: VILevi on iStock]
The $42m for clinical workforce and small hospital improvements has simply been reassigned from cuts elsewhere in Health NZ’s budget, Newsroom has learned
Despite the announcement being sent out by the minister, this is not new money from the Government
Last month, Health NZ announced it would cut f
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