Health Update, med say for going to be able to fast track new medicines within thirty days if they're recognized by a couple of other jurisdictions. So I think that's the act idea and report from Health New Zealand out also shows improvements in three out of five quarterly targets. Good. But then it's got a bit third world this week with these headlines around Nelson and Gismond hospitals. Anyway, the Health Minister Summing and Brown with this morning, Good Morning Mike. In totality, this is a quagmire, isn't it. Being Minister of Health is just a gargantuan quagmire.

Health Update, med say for going to be able to fast track new medicines within thirty days if they're recognized by a couple of other jurisdictions. So I think that's the act idea and report from Health New Zealand out also shows improvements in three out of five quarterly targets. Good. But then it's got a bit third world this week with these headlines around Nelson and Gismond hospitals. Anyway, the Health Minister Summing and Brown with this morning, Good Morning Mike. In totality, this is a quagmire, isn't it. Being Minister of Health is just a gargantuan quagmire.

Hollock, Mike. I wasn't appoint Administer of Health because everything's fine. There's a lot of challenges and we need to fix them and I think the quarterly Update which was put out yesterday shows some of those areas that we need to need to fix, particularly around elective surgeries, which is hips, knees, cataracts. There's too many people waiting too long to get the surgery they need. But that's why we put back the health targets to highlight these issues. You can't manage what you don't measure. So we've put those targets in place to get the system focused on delivery for patients.

Hollock, Mike. I wasn't appoint Administer of Health because everything's fine. There's a lot of challenges and we need to fix them and I think the quarterly Update which was put out yesterday shows some of those areas that we need to need to fix, particularly around elective surgeries, which is hips, knees, cataracts. There's too many people waiting too long to get the surgery they need. But that's why we put back the health targets to highlight these issues. You can't manage what you don't measure. So we've put those targets in place to get the system focused on delivery for patients.

On the two that you haven't hit first specialist in elect the treatment, they're still going backwards. Will that turn this year?

On the two that you haven't hit first specialist in elect the treatment, they're still going backwards. Will that turn this year?

Yes, So that's why we've got the elective boost in place. That's around actually outsourcing more electives to the private sector, working across both the public and private system to actually get people the care they need when they need it. And look, you know that that's something which we need to be doing more of, actually working across the private system, make sure we're maximizing the amount of hips knees cataract operations that can be done so people can get that treatment done quickly. So we've already put fifty million dollars into that until June. Obviously we're putting the budget together for the next financial year. I won't want to get as much done as possible to get Kiwis the care they need when they need it.

Yes, So that's why we've got the elective boost in place. That's around actually outsourcing more electives to the private sector, working across both the public and private system to actually get people the care they need when they need it. And look, you know that that's something which we need to be doing more of, actually working across the private system, make sure we're maximizing the amount of hips knees cataract operations that can be done so people can get that treatment done quickly. So we've already put fifty million dollars into that until June. Obviously we're putting the budget together for the next financial year. I won't want to get as much done as possible to get Kiwis the care they need when they need it.

Nelson and Gisbon, how much clickbait? How much third world?

Nelson and Gisbon, how much clickbait? How much third world?

Oh, look, there are certainly challenges ibarked Health New Zealand to work closely with those hospitals to find solutions in terms of Nelson. They've got a team going in there to work with the local clinicians and put to plan together to address those issues. And in terms of Gisben there's an active recruitment play and in place. They've got about eleven SMOs which have been recruited and not yet started. Another ten to twelve in the pipeline in terms of different various to either at jobs advertised that or in the recruitment process. So does work under way? Look, I would say, you know, some of these unions are trying to cause a lot of noise around some of these challenges, and I encourage them to work closely with Health New Zealand to actually just address the issues and get on with it.

Oh, look, there are certainly challenges ibarked Health New Zealand to work closely with those hospitals to find solutions in terms of Nelson. They've got a team going in there to work with the local clinicians and put to plan together to address those issues. And in terms of Gisben there's an active recruitment play and in place. They've got about eleven SMOs which have been recruited and not yet started. Another ten to twelve in the pipeline in terms of different various to either at jobs advertised that or in the recruitment process. So does work under way? Look, I would say, you know, some of these unions are trying to cause a lot of noise around some of these challenges, and I encourage them to work closely with Health New Zealand to actually just address the issues and get on with it.

Good up, all right, have a good weekend too, So I mean Brown health'man to start.

Good up, all right, have a good weekend too, So I mean Brown health'man to start.

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