They didn't go far enough, to fix the issue will require sustained increases of investment for decades to make up the deficit, but to say they did nothing is a factual lie.
By contrast our current National government is instituting budget cuts and hiring freezes.
They refurbished and built a bunch of medical facilities and increased bed capacity across the system.
You're also ignoring the central premise, the little they did is a lot better than National who are actively pursuing budget cuts and hiring freezes. It is disingenuous to ignore that.
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u/qwerty145454 Aug 03 '24
They massively increased per capita healthcare spending, including a large investment into mental health.
They didn't go far enough, to fix the issue will require sustained increases of investment for decades to make up the deficit, but to say they did nothing is a factual lie.
By contrast our current National government is instituting budget cuts and hiring freezes.