We know it is worse, just not how much worse

One News reports:

The health agency published a review of their clinical performance metrics this morning, revealing that compared to 2022, in 11 districts, there was a minimum 10% increase in their emergency department length of stay.

A minimum 10% could mean one district was 10% and 10 others had a 40% increase.

Before Labour’s health reforms we knew exactly how many ED patients were seen within six hours, updated every three months. Now we have no data since June 2022.

One of the most basic functions of Government is to produce reliable and accurate information and data. We’re spending $26 billion on the health system, and we can’t even find out how long people are waiting for in emergency departments.