Major concerns over state of rural health services
An urgent SOS has gone out over rural health services. Six staff at the Pahiatua Medical Centre have resigned amid growing concern around extreme workloads and patient safety. In a series of letters to clinic owners Tararua Health Group and the PHO staff have laid out a litany of serious issues. Public health advocacy groups Kaitiaki Hauora and Patient Voice Aotearoa are now holding meetings in Pahiatua, Woodville and Dannevirke starting tomorrow. Patient Voice Aotearoa co-founder, Malcolm Mulholland spoke to Lisa Owen.
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