Since his retirement, a dozen staff have left or given notice, including four GPs, among whom was the last remaining GP for the clinic, where 4500 patients were enrolled.
Taitoko Health is run by OmniHealth. Its clinics – owned through the Tararua Health Group – were put on a temporary freeze by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora over concerns about workloads and patient safety.
Taitoko Health was run by OmniHealth. Its clinics were frozen by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora over workload and patient safety concerns.
A New Zealand Nurses Union delegate said this was a sign of how bad the health crisis had become.
The crisis would continue if the Government did not put more money into the industry, the delegate said.
“All sectors are facing chronic staffing shortages. In primary care the funding shortages are appalling.
“The health system is in a desperate state and needs an urgent overhaul. It begins with properly funding primary care services.”