National's Health spokesperson Shane Reti says he's hopeful of fixing the health portfolio.\xa0
The party's pledging to bring back targets if elected \u2013 focusing on shorter ED stays, faster cancer treatment and child immunisation rates.\xa0
It also wants shorter wait times for first specialist assessments and surgery.\xa0
Reti told Mike Hosking he's committed to getting the system to a point where it's out of the political spotlight.\xa0
He says health has been a bit like education was: one of those suicide portfolios \u2013 it's hard, and been made worse by Covid.\xa0
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