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.