Bugger - four letters from Te Whatu Ora to my medical centre are in the data that has been taken from Manage My Health. The letters include basic identify information. - eg name and address, NHI number, date of birth, and mobile number. The footer to the letter says "To receive an electronic copy of your hospital letters, talk to your GP practice about signing up to a consumer portal". Te Whatu Ora has been actively promoting the use of Manage My Health. Any inquiry should include looking into the extent to which Te Whatu Ora had responsibly assessed the risks before promoting (and continuing to promote) Manage My Health. #ManageMyHealth #TeWhatuOra

Here's another example of the lack of digital sovereignty in our public health system. A survey about a recent experience at the local hospital's A+E department.

Not only is this survey system clearly not being run by the boffins at Te Whatu Ora, it's not even being served from a subdomain of tewhatuora.govt.nz. But from forms.office.com, a domain controlled by the original US technofeudalists, BorgSoft.

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#DigitalSovereignty #PublicServices #TeWhatuOra

Today
- I have just had surgery after a year long wait.
- I am receiving fantastic care from the lovely team in the recovery room.
- I am extremely grateful that I live in a country where we have healthcare that is publicly funded and accessible.
#ThreeGoodThings
#tewhatuora

New Minister—and therefore, new CEO?

https://www.seek.co.nz/job/81609451 #TeWhatuOra #HealthNZ

Health New Zealand - Chief Executive Job in Wellington - SEEK

HNZ is seeking an exceptional Chief Executive to lead through significant change and to deliver on the Government’s priorities for health.

SEEK

Health NZ boss steps in after cuts threaten critical care bed expansion

https://venera.social/display/85a863ed-2266-ce40-94b2-c85775840918

Health NZ boss steps in after cuts threaten critical care bed expansion

Good on ya, Margie. On the other hand (vis a vis the West Coast after-hours service cuts), Te Whatu Ora head Margie Apa steps in to ensure the completion of...

Hospital MRI and nuclear medicine technologists strike for four days

The Apex union says they want the pay difference between public and private staff to be addressed.

RNZ

Word order is everything in English and careful punctuation helps a lot.

#English #syntax #punctuation #NewZealand #signs #humor #TeWhatuOra

Over the last 6 weeks, I have had a number of appointments and interactions with folk working in healthcare. From my GP trying to maximise the mandated 15-minute appointment to best effect, the nurse doing my 'flu jab on the spot, the admin folks sending me letters and, today, cheerful radiographers despite a working weekend ahead. As a son & dad of nurses, who has seen the NHS defunded and sold off and is now watched the same happening here, I salute all those who care for others.

#TeWhatuOra

"The country's ambulance service is funded by Te Whatu Ora - Heath New Zealand and ACC, which fund about 82 percent of the service, at a cost of about $380 million a year.

The rest is made up through donations, and a part charge of $98 for patients transported by ambulance."

#TraceyNeal, 2024

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517897/husband-watched-wife-die-in-west-auckland-home-after-ambulance-was-called-six-times

This is ludicrous. We don't end up with a bill when we call firefighters to a fire. Why aren't ambulance services full funded?

#PublicHealth #ambulance #TeWhatuOra #ACC

Husband watched wife die in West Auckland home after ambulance was called six times

The 54-year-old died of a heart condition as her husband called for help over and over.

RNZ
Junior hospital doctors to strike for 24 hours in May

Bargaining stalled when Te Whatu Ora proposed what would effectively be pay cuts for some positions and GP trainees, the union says.

RNZ