Alan Perrott

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Patrice Dougan |Alan Perrott

+News Te Whatu Ora knew of patient risk and did nothing: HDC Responsibility for knitting together unconnected sections of the Te Whatu Ora referral network fell to an overworked recruit, according to HDC [Image: Elise Ventur on Unsplash] Essentials Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora knew its e-referral process was flawed but failed to safety-net the known limitation, allowing a , READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Alan Perrott

+News National Rural Health Conference Call for health professions to work together Paramedic and doctor Carlton Irving wants health professions to work more closely with each other [Image: Supplied] Essentials  A conference speaker has called for health professions and their leaders to work more closely together. Carlton I, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock this article by subscribing here.

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Patrice Dougan |Fiona Cassie

+In the spotlight In print Moral harm at work leads some GPs to ‘cave of shame’ response Clinicians can crawl into a “cave of shame” when they feel unable to meet their own standards [Image: Andipantz on iStock] Essentials Emotional responses to difficult situations – compassion, frustration, guilt – can be heightened by ethical standards, personal value, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?

2 weeks ago | pharmacytoday.co.nz | Alan Perrott

+News Consultation survey threatens cultural safety practices Healthcare leaders say a Ministry of Health consultation survey could push healthcare back decades [Image: Jon Butterworth on Unsplash] Essentials A Ministry of Health survey, “Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation” has bewildered healthcare leaders. Kia ora and welcome to Pharmacy Today Kaitiaki Rongoā O Te Wā Not a subscriber? Unlock this article by subscribing here.

2 weeks ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Barbara Fountain

+Print Archive News Former health ministers talk Budgets and how to spend them Pete Hodgson was the health minister from October 2005 to November 2007 as part of the Labour-led Helen Clark Government, taking over from Annette King The health portfolio is often characterised as a poison chalice, not the least because health ministers face the wrath of Cabinet colleagues as, alongside social development, Vote Health takes the lion’s share of the annual Budget.