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Saturday 30 September 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health, National

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TMO promotes private clinics
Dr Teariki Puni’s Holistic Medical. SUPPLIED / 23072119

Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health (TMO) is encouraging patients who are ‘tired of waiting in queues’ at the Rarotonga Hospital to visit a private clinic.

Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health (TMO) is encouraging patients who are ‘tired of waiting in queues’ at the Rarotonga Hospital to visit a private clinic.


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Comments

Tony Heays on 02/10/2023

If the patient agrees that "their own" records be made available to the private practitioner, the TMO has to release them, surely? And why charge those that are using private practitioners and thereby saving TMO doctors time and money, for a blood test? Doesn't make any sense to me. Tony Heays