Patients Paying over $200 to Visit After-Hours in Palmerston North

Patients paying over $200 to visit after-hours in Palmerston North

The government announced a $164 million boost to urgent care services over the next four years.

Palmerston North And Lower Hutt To Receive New And Improved Urgent Care Services

These improvements will make it easier for New Zealanders to get help when they need it – whether late at night, on weekends, or in more remote communities, while also reducing pressure on emergency departments.

Urgent care centres for reducing the demand on emergency departments: a scoping review of published quantitative and qualitative studies

Walk-in and after-hours clinics can help reduce the number of ED presentations and reduce health care costs 

Palmerston North and Lower Hutt to receive new and improved urgent care services

Access to urgent and after-hours healthcare is being expanded across the central and lower North Island as part of Budget 2025 to deliver faster, more accessible urgent care, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.“We’re investing in new and extended urgent care services across the Central region to ensure people can get the right care, at the right time, closer to home,” Mr Brown says.“These improvements will make it easier for New Zealanders to get…