Reasons for supporting ethnic cleansing, through genocide, in Palestine
When I despairingly contemplate the horrors and cruelty that Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to, I sometimes try to…
Author: Ian Powell
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“I can confirm they are hypotheticals drawn largely from anecdotes and issues the minister has heard about.”
Before reading further hold on to the words in my heading above. Then consider who said, “I can confirm they…
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Predictable smear of salaried senior doctors
During my lengthy stint as Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) one of my most important…
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Gender Pay Inequity Perpetuation and Venality
On 6 May the Government ignited a political earthquake with its unexpected blindsiding decision to ram through parliamentary urgency the…
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A timely call for a social contract in health
The term ‘social contract’ is occasionally used in Aotearoa New Zealand and in many other parts of the planet. It…
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Widening gap between health system leadership and health workforce
When I reflect on my involvement in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system over the past three decades plus, mainly as…
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The dirtiest of politics and a tale of two MPs cloaked in hypocrisy
The recent contrasting response of two different ‘controversies’ involving two politically different MPs are covered by a cloak of hypocrisy….
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It does matter to patients whether they are operated in a public or private hospital
On 7 March Minister of Health Simeon Brown made a major health announcement concerning Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora)….
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Revisiting Universalism
Since his sacking as Chair of Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) Rob Campbell has taken to freelance writing like…
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Trumpian health leadership
On 18 March I received an email from a reader briefly stating that: “Boy, here’s something for you to get…