Come along on Tuesday evening at Smash Palace from 5pm with the talk commencing at 5.30. It will be livestreamed on Facebook How your health service could be; compared with how it is now. Nigel is a Geriatrician and General Physician who came to Canterbury in 1992 from the North East of … [Read more...]
Public Health Censorship by Simeon Brown
Recently Medical officers of health were told that they are unable to speak about public health matters without approval from the Minister of Health’s office in Wellington. Minister Simeon Brown said he wanted medical officers of health to stop writing about issues such as fast food and “leading … [Read more...]
Farewell to a Great Ombudsman
For the past few years New Zealand has been superbly served by our Ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier. I have had a little to do with the Ombudsman’s office and any time I have had anything to do with Peter Boshier he has always been ethical and attentive. As he headed out the door, he fired a few shots … [Read more...]
The Health Reforms were a disaster I’m not sure where this new government can begin to sort it out
Here’s what Ian Powell reported last week on expenditure on consultants to establish Te Whata Ora by the previous government: In an email to me, a former DHB chief executive commented on the amount spent on consultants: That is a total spend of $332.8m over just 4 years. Much of the … [Read more...]
The Health reforms have been a disaster to date
Labour should hold its head in shame about how such a significant reform has been so badly handled. In an article on RNZ recently it was stated: Briefings by a powerful committee with the health minister's ear, reveal strife and delays surrounding Te Whatu Ora reforms. They show that almost … [Read more...]
CDHB IT was well organised central government politicians, you seem to have forgotten it:
A recent NZ Herald article on 14th August titled: Doctor accuses Te Whata Ora of Conspiracy to avoid public scrutiny of unsafe radiology practices" got blood boiling in Christchurch. On further reading it highlighted some poor IT systems and culture at the Hawkes Bay Hospital. What really … [Read more...]
Spare a thought for those with long COVID:
It is fashionable for some COVID deniers to rubbish vaccinations and to poo poo the whole matter of those who suffer greatly from this illness. In the Washington Post there is the story written by a novelist who went from high performing to completely laid out by the long COVID which it … [Read more...]
Another observation on the destruction of CDHB and the undermining of our Health systems
In an article on lessons from the extremely successful leadership team at the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), Brian Easton commented on an earlier column where he reported its demise from excessive and insensitive interference by centralised Wellington bureaucracy. This article builds … [Read more...]
The Supposed Health Reforms
I have commented on Rob Campbell’s actions in previous Tuesday Club notes. A couple of weeks ago he gave a speech in Auckland about health being an emergency. In it he said: I deliberately move on to the description “emergency” because the term “crisis” has become so worn in political … [Read more...]
Paul falls off his horse on the way to Damascus
During the week Rob Campbell wrote a fascinating article about the health reforms. He focused on “local” and his comments ring bells in my head. They made me wonder did he fall, or was he pushed from his position as Chair of the Health Authority. Here the Pae Ora reforms have a very … [Read more...]
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