Show Notes
Malcolm Mulholland is the chair of Patient Voice Aotearoa, a patient advocacy group that The Frontline is happy to help support. They fought for better medicines access for New Zealanders, and now are fighting for public healthcare in NZ. Malcolm has traveled the length and breadth of Aotearoa holding community meetings and talking with patients and healthcare workers. He has stories to share about what's really happening to our healthcare system, and what we need to do to fix it. Sign the Buller Declaration, and donate to Patient Voice Aotearoa here: www.patientvoice.nz
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