Decisions about the future size of the new Dunedin hospital and the services it will offer are yet to reach the Cabinet table but the facility must meet the needs of the southern population, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. "Ultimately we need a hospital that is going to meet local needs, that is the starting point" Ms Ardern told the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin yesterday. Ms Ardern said she had written much of the speech herself and had given much thought to the psychological effects of Covid-19, especially on young people. Naylor Love senior site manager Mervyn McNamara talks to Ms Ardern about progress on the new trades training centre being built at the polytechnic. Ms Ardern and her Cabinet will meet on Monday to discuss the country’s Covid-19 settings, and she declined to offer her own view before that meeting.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 09, 2022 04:32 UTC