A doctor at Palmerston North's Regional Cancer Treatment Service says it's holding on by the skin of its teeth. 

Oncologist Richard Isaacs says Te Whatu Ora has not approved new staff, despite a 2022 review saying it needed significantly more. 

He told Mike Hosking that the situation is just getting worse as more senior staff reduce their hours. 

Isaacs says finances are blocking Te Whatu Ora from approving new staff.

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A doctor at Palmerston North's Regional Cancer Treatment Service says it's holding on by the skin of its teeth.  
Oncologist Richard Isaacs says Te Whatu Ora has not approved new staff, despite a 2022 review saying it needed significantly more.  
He told Mike Hosking that the situation is just getting worse as more senior staff reduce their hours.  
Isaacs says finances are blocking Te Whatu Ora from approving new staff. 
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Richard Isaacs: Palmerston North Oncologist on the staff shortages for cancer treatments

Andrew Saville and Jason Pine joined Mike Hosking to review all the big sporting events of the weekend, including the All Blacks' defeat to the Springboks in Baltimore and whether the Warriors can shake off their weekend loss and beat the Knights. 

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Andrew Saville and Jason Pine joined Mike Hosking to review all the big sporting events of the weekend, including the All Blacks' defeat to the Springboks in Baltimore and whether the Warriors can shake off their weekend loss and beat the Knights.&nbsp;
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Commentary Box: Andrew Saville and Jason Pine discuss the All Blacks' loss and the Warriors' upcoming clash against the Knights

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/e3a1ea8f-2376-4e69-8627-b4c4017fb4c7/transcript

There's growing calls to boost the health system in order to drive economic growth, and BusinessNZ has outlined its concerns.

The list of Health Priorities  calls on political parties to take a smarter approach to health spending, including increased Pharmac funding, better workforce planning, and more opportunities to adopt medical technology.

BusinessNZ CEO Katherine Rich says good health policy is good economic policy, and it's important to look at healthcare as an investment. 

"If you invest well and differently, it means you can get people back to work...there are some concerns that we have had for a long time that we don't get the proportions of the health dollar spent in the right places." 

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There's growing calls to boost the health system in order to drive economic growth, and BusinessNZ has outlined its concerns.
The list of Health Priorities&nbsp; calls on political parties to take a smarter approach to health spending, including increased Pharmac funding, better workforce planning, and more opportunities to adopt medical technology.
BusinessNZ CEO Katherine Rich says good health policy is good economic policy, and it's important to look at healthcare as an investment.&nbsp;
"If you invest well and differently, it means you can get people back to work...there are some concerns that we have had for a long time that we don't get the proportions of the health dollar spent in the right places."&nbsp;
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Katherine Rich: BusinessNZ CEO on the growing calls to invest more into health spending

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Donald Trump is citing the US's rivalry with China as he brushes off concerns around artificial intelligence.

The US president is downplaying the heightened AI risks, despite multiple days of dire warnings by experts.

Grok owner Elon Musk and Sam Altman of OpenAI are backing calls to slow down development to reduce the risk of something going wrong.

US correspondent Richard Arnold says Trump has downplayed the risks and said it's important to 'win' when it comes to AI.

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Donald Trump is citing the US's rivalry with China as he brushes off concerns around artificial intelligence.
The US president is downplaying the heightened AI risks, despite multiple days of dire warnings by experts.
Grok owner Elon Musk and Sam Altman of OpenAI are backing calls to slow down development to reduce the risk of something going wrong.
US correspondent Richard Arnold says Trump has downplayed the risks and said it's important to 'win' when it comes to AI.
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Richard Arnold: US correspondent on the growing calls to take AI risks seriously

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/8b6eed5b-ad3b-425e-a379-b4c4017933b9/transcript

Richard Isaacs: Palmerston North Oncologist on the staff shortages for cancer treatments

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