One of our resident apologists for the CoL, a certain Mr Flake, urged me to focus on the really important stuff in my writings.   Who am I to disappoint soooooo … given that 2019 was Labour’s self styled ‘Year of Delivery’ I propose to look at what they promised vs what they have actually achieved.   #15 looks at health.

The Pledge … “This will be a government of transformation … it will restore funding to … the health system to allow access for all … ” … source, Speech from the Throne.

The Reality … Elective surgeries have dropped by 6000 under this Government, the first drop in a decade. In the year to June 2019, 18 of 20 DHBs did fewer elective surgeries than the previous year.    Source, Stats NZ.