ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 ℂ𝕦𝕥𝕤: 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕟 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕥 𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 𝕓𝕦𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕥

ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 ℕℤ 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤

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ealth New Zealand says it's time for the health sector to return to how things were before the pandemic, especially when it comes to staff costs. Health Minister Shane Reti declined an interview with RNZ, saying decisions on how to cut costs are the responsibility of Health NZ, not the Government. Health New Zealand Chief Executive Margie Apa spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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'𝔻𝕚𝕣𝕖' 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕘𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤

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eople suffering debilitating and potentially life-threatening skin conditions are not getting the treatment they need in many regions due to the dire shortage of dermatologists. Ruth Hill reports.

ℕ𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕤' 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕡 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 '𝕝𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖'

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ealth New Zealand has told hospitals to stop double shifts, close jobs, and make staff take time off. Anne Daniels from the Nurses Organisation spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣'𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕟 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 ℕℤ 𝕔𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘

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he Labour Party says the government's efforts to cut costs will block the recruitment of more clinicians. Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall spoke to ingrid Hipkiss.

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