EPISODE · Jun 15, 2025 · 8 MIN
The Sunday Panel: How can we get the balance right for healthcare?
from The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin · host Newstalk ZB
This week on the Sunday Panel, journalist and editor Jo McCarroll and NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! The private v public healthcare debate continues - how can we keep the waitlists down? There doesn’t seem to be an obvious solution, but this week, the Government is claiming to have 9696 extra elective surgeries, putting it on track to reach its end-of-June target of more than 10,579 operations. What do we make of this? Should we have price controls in place for alcohol sold at off-licences in an attempt to reduce harmful drinking at home and boost hospitality? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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