4 May 2023

Govt unveils plan to protect hospitals through winter

From Checkpoint, 6:15 pm on 4 May 2023

The government has rolled out its long-awaited health plan to ease pressure on hospitals this coming winter season.

Wait times for emergency care were the worst on record last winter.

Now, a pharmacies and a telehealth phone line are being positioned to pick up some of this stress - before it hits hospitals.

Our political reporter Anneke Smith has more.