The New Zealand government has emphasised frontline services in its latest budget for health.
It has earmarked NZ$16.7 billion ($10.3 billion) over three years to “address cost pressures” in delivering healthcare services. It will “[provide] certainty of funding to the health system so work on improving our frontline services can continue.”
Meanwhile, more than NZ$330 million ($203 million) that was set aside for digital health initiatives…