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Opinion – Ian Powell (Originally published at The Democracy Project ) Will the health reforms proposed for the Labour Government make the system better or worse? Health commentator Ian Powell (formerly the Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical …
(Originally published at The Democracy Project)
Will the health reforms proposed for the Labour Government make the system better or worse? Health commentator
Ian Powell (formerly the Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists) gives his analysis of what change is most necessary, and what should be avoided.
The review of the Health and Disability System by the Heather Simpson led panel (hereafter referred to as ‘Simpson’) is a review that needs to be rescued from itself. At the heart of this statement is the failure of Simpson to recognise how best to achieve sustainable transformational change beneficial to New Zealand’s universal health system. Pre-determination and defic
Will the health reforms proposed for the Labour Government make the system better or worse? Health commentator
Ian Powell (formerly the Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists) gives his analysis of what change is most necessary, and what should be avoided.
The review of the Health and Disability System by the Heather Simpson led panel (hereafter referred to as âSimpsonâ) is a review that needs to be rescued from itself. At the heart of this statement is the failure of Simpson to recognise how best to achieve sustainable transformational change beneficial to New Zealandâs universal health system. Pre-determination and deficient analysis are responsible for this failure.
The heart of the scrap
At the heart of the scrap was a claim by Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson that he was told by an irate Health Ministry Acting Director-General (Mental Health and Addictions) Toni Gutschlag that the Foundation wasnât allowed criticise the Government because the charity received government funding. This was Robinsonâs understanding of what was said and as such guaranteed to be a red rag to a bull even if the bull managed to ensure that its horns were constrained.
Gutschlag counter-claims that her comments were misunderstood. The health sector is riddled with intelligent people frequently talking past each other often due to the stresses they work under so I find it plausible that Gutschlag may believe she never attempted to gag.
(Originally published at The Democracy Project ) Will the health reforms proposed for the Labour Government make the system better or worse? Health commentator Ian Powell (formerly the Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical .