THREE KEY FACTS: The Government has taken control of troubled health agency Health NZ-Te Whatu Ora, appointing a commissioner to the organisation and sacking what remained of its board. Board chair Professor Lester Levy has been appointed the sole commissioner for a 12-month term. Health Minister Shane Reti said Health NZ was overspending to the tune of $130 million a month - Levy will be required to implement a savings drive of $1.
4 billion. Dr Richard Frith is a semi-retired neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist in Auckland. He has held a number of clinical leadership roles in healthcare in New Zealand and Australia.
OPINION The appointment of Professor Lester Levy as commissioner in place of the Health NZ board should bring joy to the hearts of all of us who have been concerned about the direction the centralised health service has been taking in the past few years..
