8 Aug 2019

Health checks for kids

From The Panel, 4:49 pm on 8 August 2019

Thousands of kids in New Zealand who can't see or hear properly aren't getting the help they need - like glasses - because health checks only look for serious issues.

Children are screened by technicians but less severe issues don't get picked up, and some kids may be falling through the cracks at school.

We ask the panellists if our health checks need to be updated.