17 Apr 2019

Senior drs would be "sympathetic" to Waikato DHB intervention

From Nine To Noon, 9:08 am on 17 April 2019

The Waikato District Health Board has been given notice by the Health Minister David Clark it could be sacked and replaced with a commissioner if its performance doesn't improve.

It has two weeks before he makes a final decision on its future. Ian Powell, the executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists tells Kathryn senior doctors would be "sympathetic" to any appointment of the commissioner.

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director Ian Powell.

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director Ian Powell. Photo: Supplied