Ian Powell: The Risks Of Eyecare Privatisation
Health NZ says private eyecare will fix capacity. Ian Powell says that is not diagnosis, it is ideology in a white coat.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – When a falsified Taxpayers’ Union ‘golden handshake’ is neither ‘golden’ nor a ‘handshake’
The Taxpayers’ Union has perfected the art of manufacturing fury around public sector payouts, but strip away the slogans and many of these so-called ‘golden handshakes’ turn out to be contractual obligations dressed up as scandal.
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Ian Powell: The Cruelty Of Health Staffing Shortages
Behind every staffing shortage statistic is a whānau shattered, a burnt-out health worker, and a system failing people when they are most vulnerable.
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Government Mileage Increase For Home Support Workers “A Joke”
They’re caring for New Zealand’s most vulnerable — and paying for it themselves. Even after the increase, many say they’re still going backwards.
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Alliance Party Calls For Aged Care Investment In West Coast Bed Crisis
More than 50 beds gone. An ageing population rising. And nowhere for people to go except already stretched hospitals.
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Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health, a powerful voice for the health system
Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health signals a renewed fight for equitable, publicly funded healthcare in Aotearoa as pressure on the system intensifies.
