The amount of funding being injected into restoring the poor state of hospitals is a good start but only scratches the surface, says Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) director of policy and research Lyndon Keene.
This afternoon, the government announced that $750m would be allocated to District Health Boards' capital spending to tackle urgent building needs for hospitals all around the country.
Keene said it was much bigger than last years' $150 million but there was a lot more needed.
Before the announcement the Government had forecast health boards needing $14 billion for capital alone over the next 10 years.
"The $750m is only a small chunk of that but I guess it's a start."