17 Jun 2020

Professor of Medicine on Health and Disability System Review

From Morning Report, 7:53 am on 17 June 2020

An professor of medicine says a review proposing an overhaul of the health system does not include any plans to address issues around the recrutiment and training of the health work force.

The government's Health and Disability System Review recommends sweeping changes to New Zealand's health system, including slashing the number of district health boards and creating two new government health agencies.

Des Gorman is a professor of medicine at the University of Auckland.