Excellent! Aotearoa New Zealand has free health care for all but the system was run down over a long time by conservative governments and was a shambles. Improvement is coming — overhaul of health system
shift focus in all areas from treatment to wellbeing, the report said.
Yorrike I’m so happy they’re doing away with elected DHBs. No one knows what makes a good DHB member. It’s ridiculous to ask the public to make that decision.
Miraz Jordan @yorrike Yes, ridiculous! Last time I voted I looked at the bios for signs of anti-vax, anti-fluoride etc so I knew who to rank last. And ranking votes for members!!!
Miraz Jordan @yorrike I know people who based hosuing decisions at least in part on which DHB they'd be part of. Eg Wellingtons DHB, whatever its called, versus the rumoured to be dreadful Mid-Central (where we live).
Yorrike Yep, we’re in Mid-Central too, being in Palmy and all. We’ve not had much to do with the DHB here, but they seem fine. The issue I have in Palmy is there’s no local family doctors like there are all over Wellington, it’s all mass clinics with a dozen doctors which are all over subscribed.
Looking forward to being back in Wellington when we can go back to a local family practice where the next available appointment isn’t 2 weeks away.