Share your experience here...
- Lisa Burns
- Mar 5, 2025
- 1 min read
We invite you to share your personal experience with New Zealand's health system in an open and supportive space.
Whether you're from a rural area, part of a Māori community, or facing challenges with accessing care, your story matters. This is a place for you to speak honestly about the issues and challenges you’ve faced, and the changes you’d like to see. Your voice can help bring attention to the healthcare crisis and inspire action. Please feel safe to express your thoughts and feelings—your experience could make a real difference.
I am a Registeted Nurse, currently not working due to an injury in 2013. I am now continuing to battle on my own against not only ACC but the public health system to get someone to hear my voice. I worked for the public health system for many years, deciding to leave and entering into private health care after becoming frustrated by the challenges I faced in delivering adequate health care to my patients. Now as a patient navigating the current system, I have been in the worst journey of my life, trying to access care for my declining health problems. I have had many refused referrals, declines in funding for treatment through ACC, had assessments done by medical professions…
Thank yous for all you do getting to each individual to make better healthier humans life isn't easy but knowing there's professional help just a phone call away helps. Thanks for the team efforts over the years much appreciated.