New Zealand’s ongoing healthcare workforce shortages and reliance on overseas-trained healthcare workers were on the table at Te Whatu Ora’s latest board meeting
The Government is being accused of ‘cherry-picking’, after removing orthopaedic surgery from a new target to slash the country’s surgical waiting lists
In Budget 2023, the Government is continuing to invest in the health system in the areas that generate the most return, says the Federation of Primary Health Aotearoa New Zealand
The RNZCGP welcomes the $26.5 billion the Government has committed to health in Budget 2023 but says additional funding in key areas like waiting lists is still needed