''Why the senior doctors union think they're experts in major capital procurement is beyond me,'' he said. Mr Selwood said there would be big gains for patients and taxpayers from a well-designed public-private partnership (PPP). Mr Selwood said the doctors' union focused on overseas PPP failures, but not the successes. The senior doctors' union came out strongly against PPPs after Prime Minister Bill English's rebuild announcement last Saturday, saying patients could suffer. ''It is probably an unintended compliment that the concerns of senior doctors are worrying their vested interests.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 23, 2017 18:11 UTC