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Health Minister says improvements to urgent care will take pressure off the rest of the health system

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 19 May 2025, 6:12am
Health minister Simeon Brown speaks to the media during the nationwide healthcare strike. Photo / Cameron Pitney.
Health minister Simeon Brown speaks to the media during the nationwide healthcare strike. Photo / Cameron Pitney.

Health Minister says improvements to urgent care will take pressure off the rest of the health system

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 19 May 2025, 6:12am

Improvements to urgent care are set to roll out over the next four years. 

The Government is increasing funding by 164 million dollars - 41-million dollars a year. 

Health Minister Simeon Brown says it will take pressure off the rest of the health system, especially our overburdened EDs. 

He's laid out the order that each region will get the boost. 

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