This is a direct result of under-funding the health service in order to trash it to make NZ more amenable to privatisation of health.
Yes, National did increase the allocation in the current budget but using Treasury’s numbers instead of Health’s resulted in a 3% decrease in funding per head of population.
Underfunding like that when we have an aging population is immensely stupid, but the wealthier, older white people will be ok, its the poor, working class that are going to suffer.
This is a direct result of under-funding the health service in order to trash it to make NZ more amenable to privatisation of health.
Yes, National did increase the allocation in the current budget but using Treasury’s numbers instead of Health’s resulted in a 3% decrease in funding per head of population.
Underfunding like that when we have an aging population is immensely stupid, but the wealthier, older white people will be ok, its the poor, working class that are going to suffer.