Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Bad diagnosis: health care system muddled, lacking leadership major report finds
3 September 2019 - The review is being led by former prime minister Helen Clark's chief of staff, Heather Simpson.
New Zealand's healthcare system is fragmented, unnecessarily complicated and lacking in leadership, a major review has found.
And it's raised questions about whether majority-elected health boards are needed and if there's currently too many DHBs.
An independent panel ordered by the Government to look at how the health and disability system could be improved has found a series of sweeping shortcomings in the way services are organised and provided around the country.
