Health Funding
Dunedin Hospital rebuild: Will it live up to expectations?
Dunedin was promised a brand spanking new hospital - but will cutbacks compromise it? Audio
Dunedin Hospital rebuild: Will it live up to expectations?
Dunedin was promised a brand spanking new hospital - but will cutbacks compromise it?
AudioChanges to ADHD care overdue as more adults diagnosed
Changes to ADHD care under consideration by health officials are long overdue and will benefit a growing number of adults being diagnosed with the condition. Kathryn talks with ADHD NZ Chair Darrin… Audio
Brain researchers strapped for cash after funding pulled
As dementia numbers soar and a cure remains elusive, one of the key organisations leading research into prevention and treatment is under threat. Audio
Brain researchers strapped for cash after funding pulled
As dementia numbers soar and a cure remains elusive, one of the key organisations leading research into prevention and treatment is under threat.
AudioWhat is going on at the Canterbury District Health Board
Christchurch's health services are under siege and the DHB's financial issues have seen vital management team members leave. What is going on?
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What is going on at the Canterbury District Health Board
Christchurch's health services are under siege and the DHB's financial issues have seen vital management team members leave. What is going on?
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The double-edged sword of the Pharmac lottery
Pharmac attracts a lot of flak for what it doesn't fund in the way of drugs - but it's also the envy of the world for its ability to negotiate down prices. Do we have the balance right? Audio
The double-edged sword of the Pharmac lottery
Pharmac attracts a lot of flak for what it doesn't fund in the way of drugs - but it's also the envy of the world for its ability to negotiate down prices. Do we have the balance right?
AudioBryce Wilkinson: are our tax dollars being well spent?
A new report has looked into whether taxpayers are getting value for the tax dollars spent. The New Zealand Initiative has looked at productivity compared to how much money the government spends on… Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
New mental health funding 'smoke and mirrors' - PSA
The Public Service Association says the government's new mental health funding is all smoke and mirrors. PSA national secretary Erin Polaczuk joins us. Audio
The price of life calculator
How much is a life worth? Can we put a price on the most precious commodity of them all? In country with a publicly funded health system, society has to do just that. A group of public health… Audio
Government advised to cut health funding
District Health Boards may have to cut up to 200 million dollars from their spending next year on official advice to the Government. Audio
Child health expert slams future plan for rheumatic fever
A leading expert in rheumatic fever says a government plan to shift funding and responsibility for preventing the disease to health boards is deeply worrying. Audio