Dr Gary Payinda's Substack

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To say something, or to keep quiet?

To say something, or to keep quiet?

Speaking up for a public healthcare service has its price.

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If there is a real ‘frontline’ healthcare worker who feels that “Frontline Services have not been affected” by government funding choices and the hiring freeze, I have not met them.

Regardless of how much Shane Reti, Lester Levy, or PM Luxon keep telling us that an additional $1.4B in Health NZ cuts “won’t affect clinical care”, I don’t know anyone outs…

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