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…
Author: Ian Powell
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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…
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A devastating critique; but there’s always a but!
I became the Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) in April 1989, a couple of weeks…
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When Apartheid meets Zionism
The 1981 Springbok Tour was one of the most controversial events in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history. For 56 days, between…