1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: Health Update, med say for going to be able to 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: fast track new medicines within thirty days if they're recognized 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: by a couple of other jurisdictions. So I think that's 4 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: the act idea and report from Health New Zealand out 5 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: also shows improvements in three out of five quarterly targets. Good. 6 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: But then it's got a bit third world this week 7 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 1: with these headlines around Nelson and Gismond hospitals. Anyway, the 8 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: Health Minister Summing and Brown with this morning, Good Morning Mike. 9 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: In totality, this is a quagmire, isn't it. Being Minister 10 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: of Health is just a gargantuan quagmire. 11 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: Hollock, Mike. I wasn't appoint Administer of Health because everything's fine. 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 2: There's a lot of challenges and we need to fix 13 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: them and I think the quarterly Update which was put 14 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 2: out yesterday shows some of those areas that we need 15 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 2: to need to fix, particularly around elective surgeries, which is hips, knees, cataracts. 16 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: There's too many people waiting too long to get the 17 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: surgery they need. But that's why we put back the 18 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 2: health targets to highlight these issues. You can't manage what 19 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: you don't measure. So we've put those targets in place 20 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: to get the system focused on delivery for patients. 21 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: On the two that you haven't hit first specialist in 22 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: elect the treatment, they're still going backwards. Will that turn 23 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: this year? 24 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,199 Speaker 2: Yes, So that's why we've got the elective boost in place. 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 2: That's around actually outsourcing more electives to the private sector, 26 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,119 Speaker 2: working across both the public and private system to actually 27 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: get people the care they need when they need it. 28 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: And look, you know that that's something which we need 29 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: to be doing more of, actually working across the private system, 30 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 2: make sure we're maximizing the amount of hips knees cataract 31 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: operations that can be done so people can get that 32 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: treatment done quickly. So we've already put fifty million dollars 33 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: into that until June. Obviously we're putting the budget together 34 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 2: for the next financial year. I won't want to get 35 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: as much done as possible to get Kiwis the care 36 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: they need when they need it. 37 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: Nelson and Gisbon, how much clickbait? How much third world? 38 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: Oh, look, there are certainly challenges ibarked Health New Zealand 39 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: to work closely with those hospitals to find solutions in 40 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: terms of Nelson. They've got a team going in there 41 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 2: to work with the local clinicians and put to plan 42 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: together to address those issues. And in terms of Gisben 43 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: there's an active recruitment play and in place. They've got 44 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: about eleven SMOs which have been recruited and not yet started. 45 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,119 Speaker 2: Another ten to twelve in the pipeline in terms of 46 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 2: different various to either at jobs advertised that or in 47 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 2: the recruitment process. So does work under way? Look, I 48 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: would say, you know, some of these unions are trying 49 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: to cause a lot of noise around some of these challenges, 50 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: and I encourage them to work closely with Health New 51 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: Zealand to actually just address the issues and get on 52 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: with it. 53 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: Good up, all right, have a good weekend too, So 54 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: I mean Brown health'man to start. 55 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 2: For more from the mic Asking Breakfast. Listen live to 56 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 2: news talks there'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 57 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.