Mark Sainsbury

But, you know, what really pissed me off was getting a letter from the DHB, who they were dismantling at the time, to say that go and pay for it yourself.

What?

I'd like to see that letter.

I said, look, the reason I never didn't send it to begin with is I don't want this used as some kind of leverage.

No, I want to see it.

So I forwarded them the letter.

Next thing I get a call, another clinic appointment.

There was a vacancy, you know, for the next one.

Because basically what they do is those who don't make the cut, they wipe the list.

So there's no waiting list.

See?

So if you've made the cut, wipe the list.

Your doctor has to refer you again.

So I get this, then get this letter from the doctor.

sort of saying, oh, we have this policy of da, da, da, and this is why we do it, etc., etc., which I knew that, you know.

And I'd written to them saying, you know, is this now part of the furniture?

Are we now expected, you know, that's privatisation, etc., etc., etc.

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Anyway, they came back with all the things, the priority system is fair.

I said, get all that, get all that.