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Patients may think that by paying for private health treatment they are "freeing up a bed" for someone in the public sector, but this argument is misleading at best, Elizabeth Fenton and Robin Gauld write.
Incremental and pragmatic, New Zealand’s fifth Wellbeing Budget tries to balance cost-of-living support with huge long-term investment challenges – all without frightening the inflation horses.
Those focused on an adequate Dunedin hospital rebuild will not find much reassurance in the Budget. Some $2.6billion has been invested in health...
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The Budget for 2023 has been announced and now the experts are weighing in.
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the paradox of responsible drinking, the joy and satisfaction of small class...