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Cutting down health system backlogs could come with a hefty price tag.Â
Meeting planned care targets has been modelled by health officials to cost $723 million over two years. This comes from a briefing to Health Minister Shane Reti, which looked at three proposed targets to bring down wait times for first appointments and treatment. Â
Former Health NZ Chair Rob Campbell tells Mike Hosking that staffing is the biggest issue in making up the backlog.Â
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