Dave Adamson wrote to me recently enclosing a newsletter from his choir. He wrote: This action has become more obvious in the last few weeks right through society, and it's going to cause some strife, but it's the only way to go. If you want to play golf you can't walk onto the greens in your … [Read more...]
The futility of the DHB’s reforms, an article by Ian Powell
Last April Minister of Health made a major health system announcement comprising three central features to take effect in July next year. It confirmed the establishment of the Maori Health Authority as proposed by the Heather Simpson convened review of the health and disability system but with … [Read more...]
CDHB an interesting summary of the Audit and the role of Dr Levy and Ernst&Young
On September 24, 2021, Ian Powell produced an article labelled “Reputations in tatters”. We are reprinting it here as it substantiates the comments which we, and a host of others, have made over the past year before, and after, the … [Read more...]
David Meates leaves for overseas on a contract to teach the UK about CDHB systems
David Meates left on Saturday on an assignment in the UK working as Specialist Health Advisor. The UK is going through some very interesting changes now with England creating 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) which remarkably look like District Health Boards. The intent of these ICS is to create a … [Read more...]
Health Matters
1. DHB New Structures Ian Powell wrote this week: In the middle of a pandemic, the government is dismantling its structures (DHBs) responsible for ensuring the provision of hospital and community health services. Destabilising a system in a pandemic is madness. It is close to criminally … [Read more...]
More observations on the CDHB:
The data which we produced in the last Tuesday Club notes about the miserable failure of CDHB’s Board of containing costs produced some interesting responses this … [Read more...]
The CDHB Financial results are awful
Last week I wrote that I was looking forward to viewing the financial results of the CDHB. Well, this week their results went up on their website. These are the results from an executive team appointed by the Board. This is the team the Board chair said, “had the experience we felt were needed”. … [Read more...]
How has the CDHB performed financially and how is it responding to staff feedback?
With the CDHB financial year finishing on 30 June 2021, we at the Tuesday Club are waiting with breath-holding-anticipation to see how the DHB actually performed against budget. As previously covered, the Board / Crown monitor reluctantly supported the proposed budget put forward by the then … [Read more...]
Ta Mark Solomon comments on MOH and Treasury
Last weekend Mark commented very forcefully on Q & A about how shifty he found MOH and Treasury to be when he was acting Chair of the CDHB. His views were held so strongly the Government were not prepared to re-appoint him to the Board. Mark supported the position of the executive led by … [Read more...]
Ian Powell’s latest article
Business desk has published an excellent article by Ian Powell yesterday on the health reforms. Under the headline Why it's risky to get rid of DHBs the article included: There are two ways to make sustainable, transformational changes in universal public health systems – structural change or … [Read more...]
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