21 Sep 2023

Frontline Pacific health workers 'frustrated and exhausted'

From , 6:03 am on 21 September 2023
South Seas Healthcare nurses at the pop up testing centre near the Manukau Samoan Methodist Church.

South Seas Healthcare nurses at the pop up testing centre near the Manukau Samoan Methodist Church. Photo: RNZ/Liu Chen

Front line Pacific health care providers are frustrated at a lack of political action to address a health system failing Pacific communities.

GPS and primary care nurses say they are are exhausted.

And with covid-19 teaching us a one size fits all approach doesn't work, those on the front line are yet to see anything from the election campaign to address that.

RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis filed this report.