Superhero-comic fan Tāmaki Health chief executive Lloyd McCann talks to reporter Alan Perrott about cheesy smiles, speaking up for the Māori Health Authority, and managing risk
Reform is defined by my Merriam-Webster thus: “a: to put or change into an improved form or condition; b: to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses.” Simply by those metrics we would have to summarise the changes as “epic fail”
Superhero-comic fan Tāmaki Health chief executive Lloyd McCann talks to reporter Alan Perrott about cheesy smiles, speaking up for the Māori Health Authority, and managing risk
Superhero-comic fan Tāmaki Health chief executive Lloyd McCann talks to reporter Alan Perrott about cheesy smiles, speaking up for the Māori Health Authority, and managing risk
If you had been looking to buy a gift for the one-year anniversary of the health reforms on 1 July, it would have been paper. This is a happy coincidence, considering we as a newspaper are close scrutineers of the reforms. Editor Barbara Fountain asked a few people in the sector their thoughts on the following questions: What areas of the reforms are you happy with? What is an area where progress is not what you anticipated? How well do you think the reform has been communicated to your part of the health system? Score out of 10.
Overall, I feel the regionalisation of specialist services, such as neurology, spinal, and so on, creates a more equitable, accessible and cohesive health service
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management