Richard Whitney

A report out today from the senior doctors' union says New Zealanders' dependence on private healthcare is rapidly increasing. The union is in an industrial dispute with Te Whatu Ora over doctors' pay… Audio

Orthopaedic surgeons say it will be impossible to ever "catch up" on all the operations delayed by Covid-19.

They are warning some patients have waited too long and may suffer life-long effects.

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Thousands of elective surgeries are being delayed every week that the nationwide level four lockdown continues. Urgent surgery is still being carried out under alert level four but close to 90 per… Audio

Private hospitals that were forced to defer thousands of operations over fears Covid-19 would overwhelm the health system are preparing to start returning to do normal surgeries under alert level 3… Audio

As many as 30,000 people have missed out on operations because of the lockdown.

Public hospitals stopped a lot of their non-life threatening surgery as they prepared for a possible wave of Covid-19… Audio

Private hospitals around the country are standing ready to help if public hospitals become overwhelmed by patients. Richard Whitney, President of the Private Surgical Hospitals Association explains to… Audio

All of the Dunedin Hospital prostate cancer patients who've waited too long for their urgent surgery will now get their operation by the end of the month. Video, Audio