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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2024 · 3 MIN

Ian Powell: Health Commentator on St John pulling ambulances off the road and the underfunding of the health system

from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB

Lack of resources are being blamed for St John's move to pull some ambulances off the road.  The service is aiming to rein in costs for when a worker is sick or goes on leave.  Health commentator Ian Powell told Mike Hosking that it comes down to having enough staff, and funding isn't matching the increase in health demand.  He says this is not just a St John's problem there's a problem in the model, and there's a problem tangled up in the generalised under-funding of our health system.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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