Labour’s landslide victory: Looking at the promises made for the health sector

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Labour’s landslide victory: Looking at the promises made for the health sector

4 November 2020

Barbara

Fountain

editor@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 4 November 2020, 01:35 AM

Jacinda Ardern surfed in on a red tide and will lead a government much less constrained by political pressure from outside the Labour Party tent

With Labour dominating the next Parliament at 64 seats in the House, editor Barbara Fountain takes a look at the $1 billion-plus of health promises the party made leading up to election night

Labour’s landslide victory in the general election was mighty impressive, but the impact on the health sector is likely to be muted. There’s no doubt

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