Telehealth no system ‘saviour’

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Telehealth no system ‘saviour’

Geoff Esterman
Kiwifruit gold CR Pond Juprasong on Unsplash
Gold-kiwifruit growers had to adapt their strategy to meet the market – Te Whatu Ora could take note [Image: Pond Juprasong on Unsplash]

The debate on the value of telehealth has ramped up with recent comments from a Te Whatu Ora official. Tauranga specialist GP Geoff Esterman takes issue with the idea of virtual services as our health system “saviour” and wants funding aligned with patient need

I am responding to an article from 7 May which reports the views of Martin Hefford in his role as director of Te Whatu Ora living well division (nzdoc