Submission ACC Changes from HTRHN

Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission on changes to ACC regulations for Chinese Medicine, Paramedics and Audiometrists. Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network has a vision of healthy and thriving rural communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. We strongly support the proposed changes as they will contribute to achieving this vision.

The need for clinical services is unprecedented, with a growing older population with more complex health needs and an existing workforce which is struggling to cope currently, and certainly cannot in the future. These needs are exacerbated in rural communities where the immense pressure placed on the rural health workforce to meet that need is well-documented.

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