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Matt Doocey: Mental Health Minister on the decreasing wait times for mental health services
Published 7 months, 1 week ago
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Faster access to primary and specialist mental health and addiction care is having a flow-on effect.
The latest data shows nearly 84% of people are accessing primary care within a week, surpassing the government's target, while 80.3% are accessing specialist support within three weeks.
Some regions, including Northland, Gisborne and Nelson Marlborough don't meet either of the targets.
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey told Ryan Bridge the work continues, but it's good to see some signs of improvement.
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