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The Health Minister says while they'd always like to spend more on health, the spending level is enough to deliver a high quality service. \xa0

Dr Shane Reti has laid out his plans for delivering on health targets set in March.\xa0

It includes more community infusion centres, more beds and operating theatres in public hospitals and greater use of private hospitals. \xa0

Reti told Mike Hosking it also includes discharging patients seven days a week.\xa0

He used the example of someone with an abscess who needs an intravenous push of antibiotics on a Saturday, if they're not in a facility that can discharge on a Saturday, they may wait until Monday. \xa0

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