Health NZ faces ongoing significant restructuring, with nearly 1,500 additional jobs potentially being cut on top of 500 voluntary redundancies already accepted, bringing the total to over 2,000 proposed job losses.
Among the affected roles are nearly half of the Data and Digital group and a quarter of the National Public Health Service.
While frontline clinical positions are exempt, unions and critics warn that the cuts will strain an already struggling public health system, reducing support services critical to healthcare delivery. Public Service Association leaders have denounced the move, arguing it prioritises cost-cutting over public health needs, especially during a period of growing system demands.
Health NZ CEO Margie Apa framed the changes as a “reset” to align spending with budget constraints and strengthen regional clinical delivery. The government, under its cost-saving mandate, has asked public service departments to trim budgets by up to 7.5%, reinvesting savings into frontline services and tax cuts.
Consultation with affected staff is ongoing, with final decisions expected in the new year.
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Drive past the HQ of these big Quangos and see the line up of all the new cars just purchased. Went past LONDON STREET in Hamilton the other day, and counted 20 new Hyundai Hybrids for the Ellet while the front line drive around in the older models!
This was just one site of many!!
Positively drowning in public taxes they have just increased after entering office this idiot National, NZF and ACT coalition still can’t fund the health service properly? Bunch of no hopers and free loaders, just like the last lot.
Stand by to become a Paramedic, Naturalpath, and trained in Triaged Combat Emergency Surgery.
This is where the NZDF gets activated to provide medical and surgical services in tents erected on hospital grounds to ‘clear the backlog’ of those awaiting surgeries and treatments.
Notice that this comes right on the heels of the Royal Covid Inquiry…
The ‘Health Care System’ was bad before Covid, and now it barely functions at all.
Make sure that you are NOT targeted for euthanasia with the Green Sheet (DNR) placed in your medical file without your knowledge.
They are snuffing-out the disabled, covid-damaged, and the autistic in the Netherlands, Canada, and Switzerland.
If you have family members, children or parents in the above categories, you will need to keep them close and monitor what the ‘Health care System’ might have in store for them.
Too late labour already fd the health system! Keep ur gut healthy simple. There are a peleyhora of so called weeds that are so good for you, plantain is one