Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Debate on Crown Entities, Public Organisations, and State Enterprises — We can look at what has happened in terms of doctors and nurses. Since National has come to Government, there have been 1,000 extra nurses nationwide, and 500 extra doctors. In Waitematā alone, there are 140 extra nurses and 70 extra doctors. So we are not just talking about front-line resources, we are actually putting them in there. This year an extra $104 million will be spent at the Waitematā board, to deliver the services that people need.

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← Debate on Crown Entities, Public Organisations, and State Enterprises — We can also look at what is happening at North Shore Hospital. Tomorrow we are opening a new renal dialysis unit, so that people from the North Shore no longer have to go to other district health boards to get the dialysis that they need, basically, to save their lives and keep on living a functional life. That is an amazing achievement. If we looked at what was happening at the North Shore accident and emergency department under the last Government, we saw there were perpetually long queues of people, extending out into the car-park, trying to get the treatment they needed. They could not get into that department; it was diabolical—mayhem. The morale of staff was at an all-time low. We have delivered on our promises. We have opened the first stage of the Lakeview development, which will deliver a new, re-engineered accident and emergency facility that will meet the requirements of patients. It was designed by the staff, and it has had major input from them. There will be an assessment unit there, and more beds in that hospital to allow the clinicians to manage the flow of patients. There is a major achievement there. Debate on Crown Entities, Public Organisations, and State Enterprises — Hawke’s Bay District Health Board →

🗣️ Speech Chris Tremain (New Zealand National Party — Member for Napier)

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I was stuck in the Business Committee. I seek leave that I may speak on the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, which I appreciate the Committee has already been through.

The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): We will put that option to the Committee. Leave is sought for Chris Tremain to make a contribution on the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Is there anyone opposed to that course of action? It appears not. If there are no further speakers on the Waitematā District Health Board, I will put the question on that, and then we will accept the call on the other. I need to think about that, because we did put the question, so you will be making a debate without the question being put—OK? I will now put the question on the Waitematā District Health Board.

💬 Chris Hipkins: Leave for the question to be put again.

The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): We will deal with this one first.

Report noted.

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Chris Tremain (New Zealand National Party — Member for Napier)