Govt will be hoping new health initiatives give it an electoral lift – but it is shying from the Mongrel Mob’s endorsement
The government is gloating about its latest initiatives on the health front but is coy about the electoral impetus it might get from the support of the Mongrel Mob.
The Minister of Health has announced a change in policy to make eye cataract surgery available to more people.
More significantly, New Zealand’s Health Workforce Plan has been announced and the Minister of Immigration – thanks to a belated change to the visa system – claims to have added more than 6300 nurses to the health-services workforce.
