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Kiwis with rare disorders 'isolated' and 'traumatised' by health system stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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New Zealand has a good system but it s fragmented and under considerable stress the Health and Disability System report, or Heather Simpson report, found. (First published in June 2020)
A $5 million government unit set up to investigate halving the number of district health boards comes as some boards are appointing younger people as “observers” to learn about DHB governance. The unit, with 25 staff, is a waste of money according to National deputy leader and health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti, who wants the government to ditch the “health sector experiment” and focus the funding toward Covid-19 vaccinations or vulnerable patients such as those with rare disorders.
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