It seems to me that the budget “blowout” is mostly because of hiring new nurses. If that hasn’t been budgeted for, why not? How is the crises in the health sector meant to be solved without enough funding for the very things required to solve it? It appears that the so called budget blowout is actually underfunding.
Yes, every quote regarding [insert service being lined up for privatisation] should be subject to: Find 'Blowout', 'Overspend', 'Deficit' Replace 'underfunding'
😱🤔"Health NZ has opened its books, revealing its deficit could reach almost $1.8bn by the end of the financial year, reports Rachel Thomas at The Post. That’s higher than the $1.4bn that was originally feared. “Without interventions Health NZ is estimated to continue to lose about $147 million every month, which would lead to a projected deficit of $1.76 billion by 30 June 2025,” the documents, made public yesterday, confirm. "
FFS 🤬 it is NOT a" deficit" - it is UNDERFUNDING COMPARED TO PREVIOUS PER CAPITA SPENDING & a deliberate choice by the 3-headed-Taniwha to justify private health expansion. They don't "lose $147 million every month" - it's not LOST; we can't "find" it by looking behind our couch cushions or remembering where we put the bag of cash we took out of the ATM at the start of the month. It is CHOOSING NOT TO ADEQUATELY FUND public health care, despite inflation, more expensive treatments, an ageing population, and yes - trying to catch up with the inadequate staffing levels in the nursing dept because - DUH! - you have to pay them $$ to come to work 🤷
I'm beginning to think the most serious "health crisis" we have in Aotearoa is in the distorted & mentally disturbed (lack of) logic in our current political leadership 😥
Civilian ships run along Navel lines lines does not work well, the way the two disciplines handle the ships running requirements are quite different, and am wondering if that is a factor in its sinking, ships such as this really need Engineers from the Merchant Marine to ensure best practice of Engineering is carried out for the safe running of the ship and welfare of the crew.
Am I missing something re: Te Whatu Ora funding?
It seems to me that the budget “blowout” is mostly because of hiring new nurses. If that hasn’t been budgeted for, why not? How is the crises in the health sector meant to be solved without enough funding for the very things required to solve it? It appears that the so called budget blowout is actually underfunding.
Yes, every quote regarding [insert service being lined up for privatisation] should be subject to: Find 'Blowout', 'Overspend', 'Deficit' Replace 'underfunding'
Good thinking Robin
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I agree!
😱🤔"Health NZ has opened its books, revealing its deficit could reach almost $1.8bn by the end of the financial year, reports Rachel Thomas at The Post. That’s higher than the $1.4bn that was originally feared. “Without interventions Health NZ is estimated to continue to lose about $147 million every month, which would lead to a projected deficit of $1.76 billion by 30 June 2025,” the documents, made public yesterday, confirm. "
FFS 🤬 it is NOT a" deficit" - it is UNDERFUNDING COMPARED TO PREVIOUS PER CAPITA SPENDING & a deliberate choice by the 3-headed-Taniwha to justify private health expansion. They don't "lose $147 million every month" - it's not LOST; we can't "find" it by looking behind our couch cushions or remembering where we put the bag of cash we took out of the ATM at the start of the month. It is CHOOSING NOT TO ADEQUATELY FUND public health care, despite inflation, more expensive treatments, an ageing population, and yes - trying to catch up with the inadequate staffing levels in the nursing dept because - DUH! - you have to pay them $$ to come to work 🤷
I'm beginning to think the most serious "health crisis" we have in Aotearoa is in the distorted & mentally disturbed (lack of) logic in our current political leadership 😥
Civilian ships run along Navel lines lines does not work well, the way the two disciplines handle the ships running requirements are quite different, and am wondering if that is a factor in its sinking, ships such as this really need Engineers from the Merchant Marine to ensure best practice of Engineering is carried out for the safe running of the ship and welfare of the crew.