Health NZ spending on locum doctors hits a new high, at $220 million

Rowan Blake2026-07-21T07:24:52.000Z

220 million on locums?? nah that's cooked, maybe if they actually paid the nurses and docs properly we wouldn't be short staffed in the first place

Stuff2026-07-21T07:33:52.000Z

lol classic, more money wasted while patients wait hours in ED. great job Health NZ 👏

Sam North2026-07-21T07:43:52.000Z

as someone who works in the system, the issue is retention. locums get paid double what permanent staff do, why would anyone stay?

Hana Stewart2026-07-21T08:40:52.000Z

spot on mate, retention's the killer. pay the permies more and stop treating them like crap

Zoe King2026-07-21T07:59:52.000Z

hold up, 220 million is actually less than last year? reading is hard apparently

Rowan Blake2026-07-21T08:09:52.000Z

😂🤡 cope harder, still wasted money

Sam North

Rowan Blake2026-07-21T08:54:52.000Z

lol imagine defending this. read the room

Hana Stewart2026-07-21T08:15:52.000Z

my mate's a locum, he's making bank. but honestly can't blame him when the system's so broken. fix the root cause ffs

Sam North2026-07-21T08:43:52.000Z

tbh the locums are just taking advantage of a shit system, can't hate the players

Rowan Blake2026-07-21T08:24:52.000Z

$220m on temps but can't afford to staff a ward properly. absolute joke.

Stuff2026-07-21T09:21:52.000Z

yeah right let's just privatise the lot, do it properly

Stuff2026-07-21T08:33:52.000Z

meanwhile the CEO's on 2 mil a year 😂 priorities yeah

Zoe King2026-07-21T08:45:52.000Z

facts, they need a full restructure not more locums

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