A closer look at the new data shows Wellington is suffering from the same disparities as the rest of the country, with lower socio-economic areas proving hard to reach.
A closer look at the new data shows Wellington is suffering from the same disparities as the rest of the country, with lower socio-economic areas proving hard to reach.
She would have liked the opportunity to make the decision to follow her doctor or to stay at the practice before the staff left. “You spend years building a rapport with your doctor. We should have been given the chance to consult with our doctor, so we could make decisions on what we were going to do.” The exodus of clinical staff follows the resignation of the centre’s directors in November last year. In December, Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa announced that chief executive Wirangi Luke had been appointed as the centre’s sole director. Luke said the medical centre had run as a separate business for the last 12 years, but late last year it became clear that the centre had financial issues and the rūnanga, aligned with Waiwhetu Marae, had to take control of it.