HEALTH - COST OF SURGICAL SERVICES

Peter Abernethy reports that a comparision of surgical services in both
public and private hospitals has shown that the cost of operations on
average were 66% more expensive in private hospitals than in public
hospitals. The report was produced by Professor John Morton.
Adele Broadbent speaks with Professor John Morton the clinical director of
general surgery for the Canterbury Area Health Board. They discuss
Professor Morton's report which details the costs of public versus private
surgical services.