Simeon Brown: Health Minister on government announces 140 new hospital beds for 2026
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
November 2, 20254m 47s
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Attracting the extra staff needed for 140 new hospital beds could be a challenge.
The Government's announced new wards for Middlemore, Waikato, Wellington and Nelson hospitals, in addition to a new Hawke's Bay ward announced earlier this year.
Health Minister Simeon Brown told Andrew Dickens funding has been approved to recruit the additional 350 staff needed.
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