Call to bring ambulance service into Health NZ - a podcast by RNZ
from 2021-04-29T08:36
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The government's being told its huge health system overhaul should include a fully funded ambulance service.
In countries like the UK and Canada, ambulances are paid for by their governments - but here in Aotearoa the St John service service relies in part on donations and volunteers.
First Union says the upcoming Health NZ initiative - which will see DHBs turned into a single entity - is an opportune moment for change.
Adam Jacobson has the story.
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