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Patient group calls for review of Tararua screening

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC · How we work

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Patient Voice Aotearoa, led by co-founder Malcolm Mulholland, called for a review of Tararua Health Group patient screening.
Staff at Pahiatua Medical Centre said the clinic had become a “pressure cooker” because of critical clinician shortages.
A nurse practitioner will leave in two weeks, and a 15-year phlebotomist and 21-year administrator have also exited.
Patient Voice Aotearoa and Kaitiaki Hauora held public meetings in Pahiatua, Woodville and Dannevirke starting September 22.

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Story summary

Patient Voice Aotearoa, led by co-founder Malcolm Mulholland, called for a review of Tararua Health Group patient screening.
Staff at Pahiatua Medical Centre said the clinic had become a “pressure cooker” because of critical clinician shortages.
A nurse practitioner will leave in two weeks, and a 15-year phlebotomist and 21-year administrator have also exited.
Patient Voice Aotearoa and Kaitiaki Hauora held public meetings in Pahiatua, Woodville and Dannevirke starting September 22.