A lack of details about new Te Whatu Ora commissioner Lester Levy’s plans to cut $1.4 billion from the central health agency’s budget has raised concerns for general practice leaders
A review looking at suicide prevention for Māori paints a damning picture of existing services and calls for more investment to prevent what’s been dubbed a silent epidemic
The new $317.8 million facility at North Shore Hospital, which sat empty for months, was needed to meet the massive demand for services in the Auckland region, its feasibility study says
Minister of health Shane Reti claims he met with the minister of finance Nicola Willis and appointed a “specialist financial expert” in March due to concerns about Te Whatu Ora finances
In a Friday speech at the Pasifika Futures Whānau Ora Conference in Auckland, the minister of whānau ora, Tama Potaka, paid tribute to the organisation and highlighted the Government’s ongoing commitment to the scheme
Lester Levy has only been commissioner of Te Whatu Ora for a week, but he has already raised the hackles of the unions, infuriated the opposition and promised to slash $1.4 billion from the agency’s spending over the next year
Stephen Forbes reports on the initial reaction to news of the appointment of Te Whatu Ora board chair Lester Levy as commissioner heralding a new round of restructuring