Although not guaranteed it is likely that the ugly head of ‘Public Private Partnerships’ (PPPs) will be raised again in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public hospitals following last year’s election of a new National-led coalition government. Profit maximisation .
When the Labour led coalition government came into power in October 2017 it inherited a health system in crisis, primarily due to the interlocked pressures of rising acute demand and severe workforce shortages compounded by underfunding. Unfortunately that .
Let’s start with a quote.
“You can take it from me that under my watch as mayor, I will not be selling any of these assets.”
Guess who said that before las
Economist Brian Easton says it is the professionalism – competence and integrity – of the doctors, nurses and technicians who provide the care which obscures the managerial failure