Emergency departments are offering patients vouchers for private clinics to steer them away, with the Waitemata DHB alone handing out more than 1,000 a month according to a New Zealand Herald investigation. John Tamihere from Te Whanau o Waipareira joins us to talk about the stretched health system and the impact it's having on communities.
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