Health and science
When Health NZ begins taking over from DHB this week, Rob Campbell declares a “war” against those who are abusing the healthcare system for their commercial benefit.
Boxer Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get hit in the face.” Well, Rob Campbell of the new Health NZ chair says, our health system is now wearing those punches.
At the Health Tech Conference in Auckland, Campbell is declaring war this morning. He uses the term to state that he is using the healthcare system for his own benefit.
The brutal warning comes from a man who has worked as a member and on the board of a listed company like Sky City Entertainment Group. Now he’s probably the biggest challenge in the public sector. He has seen numerous reports and grand plans since he was involved. There are too few simple remedial actions.
“While frontline staff are under real pressure to deal with the current reality, management corridors solve the problems they are driving to address everything for sale. It is full of consultants, contractors and vendors to market their products for. “
Health NZ and Māori Health Authority, founded on Friday, will gradually take over from the 20 DHBs that currently operate national hospitals and fund major health agencies and Howora.
Campbell has signaled approximately 80,000 staff members who will soon be joining Health NZ and more than 200,000 staff members of the funded institution that the PaeOraAct will create a structure to drive change.
Much of what they have done is not what most people consider to be healthy, but deals with real or potential impairment. A hospital is like a prison, dealing with the problems left behind when a system fails.
“Too much money is being spent on the developed and scoped’Holy Grail’solution, too far from clinical and care delivery and the services Fanau needs right now … long for cleanup. I’m late. “
– Rob Campbell, Health NZ
And he sent even more uncompromising warnings to healthcare providers and other suppliers. He says he uses New Zealand hospitals and healthcare systems for his own benefit.
“So many service and hardware salespeople are roaming around to sell to so many potential uses. It’s like a large noise bazaar in the dark, and the crowd It simply interferes with each other.
“Too much money is being spent on the developed and scoped’Holy Grail’solution, too far from clinical and care delivery and the services Fanau needs right now … long for cleanup. I’m late. “
He says “sophisticated techniques that serve the interests of the elite” do not help Fanau, who has an urgent need for basic support and treatment. “The war we need to fight is the fight against the health problems of those communities.”
Health NZ reassess suppliers and contractors regardless of historical practices, commerce relationships, regional or district competition, or narrow political interests. “We don’t have to increase the noise from vested interests,” he tells technology providers.
Healthtech is just one good example of a supplier who promotes the products that New Zealanders want to sell and uses public health systems, not the products they need to improve their health.
“We need to work hard to get rid of unnecessary levels of governance, advice, and control, not because of the direct cost, but because it obscures, delays, and biases effective decisions.
“The vast number of contracts and arrangements that clutter the system needs to be significantly simplified and clarified.”
According to Campbell, the healthcare system does not require any fine-tuning. You need a firm stab. It is characterized by enabling force-feeding fairness as needed. Eliminate duplication, waste, and bureaucracy. Encourage emerging ideas and new practices.
“Some of this approach will have an internal and external impact … I’m going to review and rigorously review almost everything under the new lens.”