Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 2, 2024 5:22:48 GMT 12
TE AKA WHAI ORA GONE - WHANGANUI MĀORI HEALTH PROVIDER HAS TO RETURN ALL CONTRACTS
Whanganui Māori health provider Te Oranganui spent the past 18 months transferring contracts from Te Whatu Ora to Te Aka Whai Ora - now it will have to do the opposite.
“My dream for the health system isn’t about bureaucratic structures and endless plans and reports; it’s about identifying need and responding to it,” Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti said.
Te Oranganui chief executive Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata said she felt “concern and sadness” about the unclear path Te Aka Whai Ora’s absence left for the future....