A nurses' union released an open letter saying "it's getting harder to do the work that we trained for". "Health underfunding means that sometimes we're not able to give you the best. Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman has said delivering better health services remains the Government's number one funding priority, and the Government's investment in health will reach a record $16.1 billion in 2016/17. Any additional health funding will be announced as part of next month's Budget. There has been recent media attention on mental health services in particular, in response Coleman has acknowledged the increasing demand being placed on mental health and addiction services.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 04, 2017 01:41 UTC