Minister wrote Psychotherapists Board about whistleblower
It's been revealed the mass resignation of a board governing mental health professionals, followed a serious please explain letter from the Minister. All six members of the Psycho-therapists Board resigned last month without a public explanation. Now RNZ has seen a letter from the associate health minister Matt Doocey, to the board in the days before their resignations. The Minister said he'd been made aware of "credible" concerns raised by a whistleblower, and was considering removing them on grounds of neglect of duty. Health correspondent Kate Green spoke to Lisa Owen.
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