Health officials lukewarm on their ministry's abilities

Health officials lukewarm on their ministry's abilities
Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced his resignation earlier this month. (Image: Getty).
Oliver Lewis
Staff at the ministry of health, charged with overseeing the covid-19 response, aren’t overly confident about the way the ministry plans, implements and reviews projects.BusinessDesk has obtained an internal Ministry of Health workplace survey from November 2020 using the Official Information Act (OIA), as well as details about bullying complaints and resignations, which spiked to their highest number in at least five years in 2021 in line with a major increase in staff numbers.New Zealand has been lauded internationally for its world-lea...

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