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Canterbury District Health Board s executive team fell apart last year, with seven of the 11-strong team resigning as the board faced budget challenges and potential cuts. (Video first published August 20, 2020)
A new code of conduct banning health board members from making “political comment” may have been timed to dull criticism of imminent changes to the health system, an expert says. The code of conduct for board members of Crown enterprises was published on the State Services Commission website on March 18 and came into force on Monday. Responsibilities in the code included acting in a “politically impartial manner” both as a board member and in a private capacity.
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Peter Hughes has asked the Ministry of Health for more information. Within the emails ministry officials openly speculate about ending the report itself, produced since 2005, as it is not legally required to produce it. Doocey, National’s spokesman for mental health, wrote to the Commissioner last week asking him to look into the matter to keep up public confidence in the system. This need for public confidence is at its starkest when it comes to the interaction of the public service with vulnerable New Zealanders, such as in our mental health sector,” Doocey wrote. “A decision to remove information, or even discussion regarding removing information, from a regular report, for the reason that the information includes negative statistics, is deeply troubling.”
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Judith Collins has called for an inquiry into what she says looks like a potential cover up of mental health data. The Ministry of Health has maintained it is simply trying to modernise the way mental health data is reported, moving some statistics to a different annual report and making some more regular. “There does need to be an investigation into whether or not there was a cover-up of the mental health figures,” Collins said. “It s just a truly extraordinary situation and those emails that
Stuff uncovered make it very plain that on the face of it there was an attempt at a cover up,” Collins told
Oranga Tamariki boss Grainne Moss steps down
21 Jan, 2021 09:30 PM
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Oranga Tamariki boss Grainne Moss has resigned, a move that comes after scrutiny and criticism of the organisation and the refusal of new Minister for Children Kelvin Davis to express confidence in her.
In a statement released by Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes, Moss said it had been a privilege to lead the ministry for over four years through a time of significant transformation, challenge and change. I would like to acknowledge all those at Oranga Tamariki and our partner organisations who work tirelessly in some of the toughest environments.