Watch Popcorn Panellists chatting about the Simpson report and PHOs

The release of the Health and Disability System Review final report certainly generated much discussion over the last month. So much so, New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa editor Barbara Fountain has dedicated a series of webinars, The Popcorn Panels, to chatting about the long-awaited Simpson report.

The first session in the series, Beyond PHOs – Coming to a locality near you, was hosted last night.

There was plenty of audience interaction, via polls, and the Q&A function, and of course, a lively discussion from host, Barbara Fountain and three panellists, Tū Ora Compass Health’s Martin Hefford, Victoria University of Wellington’s Jackie Cumming and South Canterbuty GP Bryan Moore.

You can see a video copy of the panel discussion here

Martin Hefford

Martin Hefford is chief executive of Wellington-based PHO Tū Ora Compass Health. Martin has over 20 years’ experience in health services planning and delivery. He has held a number of health sector roles, including: general manager integrated care at Counties Manukau DHB, chief operating officer at Capital & Coast DHB; group manager planning and funding at Hutt Valley DHB; senior locality manager in the Health Funding Authority; and group manager mental health in the Central Regional Health Authority. He has also worked as a senior advisor for the Department of Social Welfare, and within the NGO sector, and was awarded a Harkness Fellowship in 2013 to work with Kaiser Permanente in the US.

Bryan Moore

Bryan Moore was born and raised in South Africa and graduated from the University of Cape Town. Bryan was training in surgery when he emigrated to New Zealand in 1995 seeking a safer place to raise family, and left hospital practice for general practice. He completed his FRNZCGP and a postgraduate diploma in general practice from University of Otago. Bryan works in general practice in Temuka, South Canterbury, with his wife, Katy Burton (who is the real organiser and inspiration). He is chair of the South Canterbury Primary Care Alliance and is passionate about sustainable general practice and primary care.

Jackie Cumming

Jackie Cumming is director of the Health Services Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington and lead researcher in a number of projects exploring aspects of the New Zealand health system's performance, including a five-year project assessing the effectiveness of the primary healthcare system. Jackie has qualifications in both economics and public policy and has previously worked for a number of government departments and agencies, including the Treasury, Department of Labour, Department/Ministry of Health and Public Health Commission. Her PhD in Public Policy at Victoria University of Wellington focused on the theory and practice of defining core health services.

Go to The Popcorn Panels to check out details for a further three panels planned in this series: Why not? A Māori health commissioning authority (16 July 7pm), General practice – missing in action (21 July, 7pm) and Health NZ and super-sized DHBs – déjà vu? (23 July)

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