Senior investigative reporter·NZ Herald·4 Nov, 2026 10:00 PM5 mins to readHealth Minister Simeon Brown and Resident Doctors' Association national secretary Dr Deborah Powell. Photo / Herald graphicJunior doctors have asked health authorities to normalise the use of public hospital theatre space during weekends to claw back the number of routine surgeries outsourced to the private sector. The increasing number of cases pushed to private hospitals are generally high-volume, straightforward surgeries like hip, knee or hernia
Junior doctors urge weekend surgery in public hospitals to cut private outsourcing
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