Sarah Dalton: Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists on after hours clinics around the country on verge of collapse
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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After hours clinics around the country are on the verge of collapse.
New Official Information Act data shows that 24 practices and clinics had to reduce hours or close due to critical staff shortages and cost pressures in the first eight months of 2023.
In Porirua, health officials are considering replacing overnight doctors with a telehealth service, which the local iwi says is unacceptable.
Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists tells Jack Tame that deliberately casualised medical staffing is exaggerating the issue.
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