11 May 2022

Health NZ creating specialist teen services

From Morning Report, 8:39 am on 11 May 2022

Teens are going to get their own special service out of the massive shake up of the health system so they don't fall between the cracks of adult and child health.

More details are emerging about how Health NZ will be structured as it replaces the 20 district health boards from July.

It's a huge change - but it's going to be slow - and some workers already feel left out in the cold.

Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.