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Senior investigative reporter·NZ Herald·
4 Nov, 2026 10:00 PM5 mins to read
Health Minister Simeon Brown and Resident Doctors' Association national secretary Dr Deborah Powell. Photo / Herald graphic
Junior doctors have asked health authorities to normalise the use of public hospital theatre space during weekends to claw back the number of routine surgeries outsourced to the private sector.
The increasing number of cases pushed to private hospitals are generally high-volume, straightforward surgeries like hip, knee or hernia
Source: New Zealand Herald · Michael Morrah
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