There’s confidence the new regional roles at Health New Zealand will offer something new. 

The Government's appointed four Deputy Chief Executives to run different regions from next month.  

It comes after its board was sacked and replaced by a sole commissioner.  

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director Sarah Dalton told Ryan Bridge that these appointments will replace existing regional directors.  

She says they've got a different set of responsibilities, including bringing parts of the funded health sector back under their oversight. 

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