Dr Shane Reti: National health spokesperson confident of getting health system out of political spotlight

Election 2023 - A podcast by NZME

National's Health spokesperson Shane Reti says he's hopeful of fixing the health portfolio.  The party's pledging to bring back targets if elected – focusing on shorter ED stays, faster cancer treatment and child immunisation rates.  It also wants shorter wait times for first specialist assessments and surgery.  Reti told Mike Hosking he's committed to getting the system to a point where it's out of the political spotlight.  He says health has been a bit like education was: one of those suicide portfolios – it's hard, and been made worse by Covid.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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