Shortland St and the frustration of a nation

Shortland St and the frustration of a nation
The main health clinic on Shortland St is down to one day a week. (Image: Supplied)
Dileepa Fonseka
For decades the TV series Shortland Street has reflected a sense of where we are as a country and sure enough if you visit the main clinic on the real Shortland St in Auckland today you'll get a real sense of where the nation is at. Shortland Street Hospital is a work of fiction of course but a clinic called Shortland Health on Shortland St does exist with an interior which looks more like a cafe or high-end furniture store than a GP clinic. But regardless of the trimmings, if you walk in there on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri...

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