Te Whatu Ora plans to slash jobs in safety department

Te Whatu Ora is proposing to slash jobs from a department that brings in millions of dollars a year and ensures safety in hospitals, rest homes and other community health providers. The union said the proposal is non-sensical and will cost far more than it saves, while the former chair of Health NZ has called it extremely risky. Keiller MacDuff reports.

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