There has been capacity to administer 50,000 vaccinations a day in recent weeks, but it’s only just in the past week starting to ramp up to the high 30s. If 12,000 vaccinations sitting in the freezer at the end of each day is exactly where we intended to be, then that’s not particularly ambitious.
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When Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced tier four of the rollout on Wednesday, she said this was “exactly where we intended to be’’. Injecting a dose of truth serum on Wednesday was Ardern’s associate health minister, Peeni Henare. In the same stand-up, with his boss next to him assuring the country that everything was on track, he called out the district health boards for under-performing.
Government unveils plans for New Zealand s first truly national public health service
21 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
5 minutes to read
All of New Zealand s 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed.
All of New Zealand s 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed.
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
The Government is setting its sights on the creation of New Zealand s first national public health service, revealing its plans for a major reform of the health sector.
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Major health sector shake-up: Govt scraps all DHBs in favour of one national authority
20 Apr, 2021 08:04 PM
4 minutes to read
All of New Zealand s 20 district health boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed.
All of New Zealand s 20 district health boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed.
Key points:
• All DHBs will be replaced by one national health body, Health New Zealand to fund and run the health system
• A new Māori health authority will be created, with power to commission health services
Major health sector shake-up: Govt scraps all DHBs in favour of one national authority nzherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.