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Health NZ urges Government to allow private companies to run public hospitals

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Publish Date
Wed, 2 Oct 2024, 4:53pm
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Health NZ urges Government to allow private companies to run public hospitals

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 2 Oct 2024, 4:53pm

There's suggestions private companies should build - and potentially run - our public hospitals.

1News reports Health NZ is urging the Government to consider private sector help, given the investment required for dozens of hospitals.

Former Health NZ chair Rob Campbell says he believes this is being raised now as a diversion.

"It's previously been held off because the very large projects - like the Dunedin Hospital - frankly, wouldn't attract a partner to do the kind of work that needs to be done."

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