Te Whatu Ora’s quarterly accounts raise serious questions about the Government’s claimed financial challenges in the health sector, according to New Zealand Council Trade Unions economist Craig Renney.
“The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) highlighted at the Budget that the health sector desperately needs more funding. The report released yesterday shows the cuts to health services will go much deeper than previously advertised,” Renney said.
The report released by Te Whatu Ora states that $2 billion worth of savings need to be targeted in health in the 2024 fiscal year.
“That’s a huge potential cut and is clearly not possible from just efficiencies.”
Renney said New Zealand spends $14 billion on hospital services annually and another $9 billion on primary health services like GPs.