Letters to the editor: Health system reforms a step backwards
23 Apr, 2021 10:00 PM
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Tauranga Hospital is run by Bay of Plenty District Health Board, one of 20 in the country. Photo / File
Tauranga Hospital is run by Bay of Plenty District Health Board, one of 20 in the country. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
OPINION
In 2000, Helen Clark's Labour Government introduced 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) by abolishing four Regional Health Authorities (RHAs).
Roll on 21 years and another Labour Government is abolishing the 20 DHBs and establishing
one centralised body, called Health New Zealand, but supported by four regional offices which looks to me like just a great leap backwards.