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…
Author: Ian Powell
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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…
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Careful what you ask for Labour Party: following UK Labour not smart politics
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is presently in the United Kingdom to learn from the British Labour Party led by new…
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Blending false narratives with scapegoating; think pots, kettles and black!
In my previous post of Otaihanga Second Opinion I discussed the role of false narratives in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health…
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Surgeons College exposes false narrative that frontline services don’t depend on ‘back office’ functions
A false narrative is a commonly held belief that is based on incorrect or incomplete information. Often, false narratives refer to…