He s terrified of his seizures - they re really painful and they leave him in such a mess straight after and the following day and, as a parent, it s just hideous not to be able to say anything other than, I know buddy. His baby brother, every single night he goes to bed, might wake up without his big brother - it s absolutely horrendous.
In 2018, then-Health Minister David Clark s Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill passed its final reading - with the aim of allowing terminally ill people to use cannabis and utensils for medical purposes.
But it hasn t made things easier for Thomas and her son. She said the price of importing and bureaucracy are still pushing people to the black market.
Earlier this month the
Democracy Project hosted by Victoria University published my first article of a two-part series on a very bureaucratic coup against the chief executive and the rest of his senior management team at Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB).
Engagement vs bureaucratic centralist cum command and control leadership conflict
It is often the case that conflicts are driven by personality clashes. Despite perceptions and assertions to the contrary, primarily this escalating dispute involved conflicting leadership cultures between the Ministry of Health (MOH) and CDHB.
The former was bureaucratically centralist and top-down while the latter had a stronger emphasis on engagement with both others in the Canterbury health system and its own workforce.
Health shake-up: What will this mean for cancer patients?
20 Apr, 2021 08:54 PM
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Blair Vining, who died of bowel cancer at the age of 39, worked tirelessly to help dramatically improve the health system. Photo / Layton Findlater
Blair Vining, who died of bowel cancer at the age of 39, worked tirelessly to help dramatically improve the health system. Photo / Layton Findlater
When New Zealand lost Invercargill cancer patient Blair Vining there was anger in the air.
The 39-year-old, with the support of his family, dedicated his last months on Earth to fighting for better cancer care across New Zealand.
His doctor and top oncologist Chris Jackson said this new health system would help save lives like Vining - who was told he was dying of bowel cancer and would have to wait eight weeks for an urgent appointment.
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Former Waikato DHB member Dave Macpherson believes the new health system could make it fairer for people (file photo).
The abolition of District Health Boards is a “brave move” that could be a good one according to a Waikato man who joined his board to push for change after the death of his son in the health system. Former Waikato DHB member Dave Macpherson served on the Waikato Board, when first implemented in 1998 and again in 2017 for two years, before then-Health Minister David Clarke sacked the Board over performance issues. On Wednesday it was revealed that all 20 District Health Boards will go, replaced by a single health organisation to centralise the country’s fragmented healthcare system, and end the “postcode lottery” of care.
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