F&P Healthcare boss warns of strain on New Zealand’s health system
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's chief executive says New Zealand's health system is becoming overloaded and at risk of losing a competitive advantage.
Lewis Gradon, chief executive of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, has expressed concern about the state of New Zealand's health system, describing it as completely overloaded. He argues that an accessible, first-world health system has been crucial to the company's success as an export business, but says this advantage is now eroding. Gradon's comments highlight worries about the capacity and accessibility of healthcare services in New Zealand.
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‘I’ve waited 8 hours in ED’: F&P boss Lewis Gradon on a health system under strain
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare chief executive Lewis Gradon says New Zealand is allowing an advantage that helped foster one of its biggest export successes to erode: an accessible, first-world health system. “I worry about the New Zealand healthcare system being…