Advocates are warning that mounting financial pressures are threatening the ability of services such as Plunket to deliver essential health services to babies, young children and whānau across Aotearoa, with frontline advocates saying staffing shortages and funding shortfalls are placing increasing strain on the country’s largest Well Child provider. Speaking to Radio Waatea, Kelly Morrissey,…

The push for universal free dental care has returned to the political spotlight, with the Green Party unveiling an election commitment to provide free, publicly delivered dental care for everyone in Aotearoa if elected. The proposal has been welcomed by the Dental for All campaign, with advocates describing it as a significant opportunity to address…