New hospital building trumps ‘Yes Minister’ hospital without patients
Yes Minister is arguably the funniest British political satire sitcom. There were three series between 1980-84. It was followed by…
Author: Ian Powell
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Reflecting on Maximilien Robespierre and other things
Reading an article on Maximilien Robespierre published in the New York Review of Books (23 June 2022) has led me to…
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How to immobilise a health system’s primary statutory adviser and monitor
It is easy to not understand what a ministry of health does in health systems; why they exist. This is…
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Showdown time over hospital laboratory privatisation in New Zealands health system
Developments are coming to a head over those of Aotearoa New Zealand’s public hospital laboratories which were privatised under both…
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Is a horrendous winter from hell coming?
On 9 February TVNZ’s 1News reported massive public hospital occupancy; 100% more than 600 times in 2022. At this level no…
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What does being left-wing really mean?
Wellington based academic political commentator Bryce Edwards is an asset for good political discourse in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is…
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Health New Zealand restructuring threatens health localities
Following his sacking as the Chair of Health New Zealand (HNZ – Te Whatu Ora), Rob Campbell threw a hand…
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A slow moving train wreck: cancer specialist access in New Zealand
Access to oncologist treatment in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public hospitals received a harsh but necessary reminder yesterday (3 April) with…
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Trust, relationships and health systems
Recently BusinessDesk published an article which really caught my eye. It was by Ian McCrae, founder and former Chief Executive…
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Reducing health inequity
My final article published by BusinessDesk in 2022 (20 December) discussed the challenge of Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system reducing…