The health sector is getting a $16 billion boost over the next three budgets. 

It’s part of the Government’s plan to invest in frontline services. 

$12.2 billion of that will go towards primary health care, $31 million is going to increasing security in emergency departments, and $22 million will be used to train 25 more doctors each year. 

Buzz Burrell, Interim Chair of General Practitioners Aotearoa, told Mike Hosking that overall, they like what they saw. 

He said that they’ve got a baseline budget of $30 billion, and to an additional half of that coming over the next three years, they’ve got to welcome that. 

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