Health system IT: 0 steps forward; two steps back
There were several constant messages I received or witnessed from hospital specialists when I was executive director of the Association…
Author: Ian Powell
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Health leadership, tobacco control and a sacred oath: ‘first do no harm’
On 5 February 2022 I discussed in Otaihanga Second Opinion the Hippocratic medical ethics oath and its continuing relevance to…
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Structured literacy – how rigidity flows from ideology
On 18 June an earlier Political Bytes post discussed the ideological framework in which the government has required schools to…
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Corporate general practice ownership highlights unintended perverse outcome
A public controversy has erupted over a Lower Hutt general practice that has wider implications for primary healthcare in Aotearoa…
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Keith Locke: Hard on issues; soft on people
One of the outstanding union leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries made many wise observations. The one…
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Data cleansing of unmet patient need hides a national health scandal
In the mid to late 2000s, while Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, I used the term…
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Hegemony, meaning and structured literacy
One of the big political influences on me has been Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937). He was a courageous revolutionary…
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Neglect public health at New Zealanders’ peril
When one thinks of medical doctors what usually immediately comes to mind is those doctors who treat and diagnose patients….
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How should New Zealand respond to the United State States’ false terrorism accusations
The United States is planning to take an action in Congress to continue its formal recognition of the false accusation…
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Health boss appointment could define credibility and direction of health system leadership
The Government is expected to announce soon the new Chair of Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). This follows the…