‘Delusional’ and ‘a spit in the ocean’ – absolutely; but also sinister!
On 26 November Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti and Commissioner of Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) Lester Levy…
Author: Ian Powell
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General practice visits, emergency department presentations, and social determinants of health
Good data does not always provide answers. It is often the case that the value of good data is the…
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New Zealand government’s shameful modern slavery shutdown
Slaves had existed in both ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. However, the word ‘slavery’ has a subsequent Latin origin,…
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Physician Associates: a ‘solution’ desperately searching for a problem
On 17 October Radio New Zealand reported serious concerns raised by key national health professional workforce organisations: Physician associates a…
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From thriving to surviving: ‘Poster Child’ general practice struggle symbolises primary care crisis
‘Poster child’ is not a commonly used term in health systems. Its origin is as a North American noun that…
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Fast-tracking wealth accumulation and the ‘war on nature’
The Fast-Track Approvals Bill currently before Parliament is up there with the most controversial decisions of the National-ACT-New Zealand First…
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‘If you don’t have hope, you can’t have a strategy’
16 September was a particularly enjoyable day for me, including cognitively. I visited Palmerston North Hospital. My visit included two…
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Non-Disclosure Agreements in Health New Zealand – an oxymoron!
Oxymoron is one of the more sharpest and cutting words in the English vocabulary. It is a figure of speech that…
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Why Socialism (why not New Zealand)
When people think of the German born Albert Einstein (1879–1955) usually this would as the theoretical physicist who is widely held…
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Effectiveology
There are few sectors that are as prone to either the overuse of meaningless jargon or the superficial misuse of…