Lester Levy's guest appearances

Lester Levy

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Elon Musk

Barack Obama

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Bill Clinton

Nancy Pelosi

Kevin Ward

John McAfee

Carmel Harrington

David Smith

Greta Thunberg

Willie Jackson

Phil Jones

Chris Adams

Bernie Sanders

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There is dispute from within Canterbury DHB over whether patient services will be impacted amid massive cost-cutting measures.The Government's asked the DHB to reduce its $180 million deficit - the largest in the country - by almost $57 million this year.It has also seen seven senior executives resign and hundreds of hospital staff protest on the streets.CEO David Meates - who'll be stepping down next month - says it will impact on service delivery, but this will be minimised where possible.But Crown Monitor Lester Levy told Heather du Plessis-Allan no patient services will be lost."The cost savings cannot cut services or impact equity because that it is a bottom line from both the Ministry and the board."He says the DHB was told in 2015 it needed to stop overspending."They received a letter from Bill English in the previous government seeking for them to improve their financial performance when their defecit was just under $18 million."In five years, it has increased by 10 times."

There is dispute from within Canterbury DHB over whether patient services will be impacted amid massive cost-cutting measures. The Government's asked the DHB to reduce its $180 million deficit - the largest in the country - by almost $57 million this year. It has also seen seven senior executives resign and hundreds of hospital staff protest on the streets. CEO David Meates - who'll be stepping down next month - says it will impact on service delivery, but this will be minimised where possible. But Crown Monitor Lester Levy told Heather du Plessis-Allan no patient services will be lost. "The cost savings cannot cut services or impact equity because that it is a bottom line from both the Ministry and the board." He says the DHB was told in 2015 it needed to stop overspending. "They received a letter from Bill English in the previous government seeking for them to improve their financial performance when their defecit was just under $18 million. "In five years, it has increased by 10 times."

Lester Levy: Canterbury DHB's defecit has got out of control