Not Our Problem

Not Our Problem
Ian Cowan
RRP:
NZ$ 35.00
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NZ$ 28.00
Trade Paperback
h230 x 153mm - 272pg
8 Oct 2015 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 7-15 days
9780473326968
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1991: The government decides to convert New Zealand's public health system to a free market, with hospitals competing against each other to create profits for shareholders. They ignore a barrage of public and professional criticism. Boards and managers, preferably with no healthcare knowledge, are appointed. And then the problems begin. 1992: Stephen Cassidy, a surgical trainee at Paxton Hospital, is burning out from the stresses of his job and now the departure of his beloved Zoe. He needs time off to reorganise his life and win her back. And while he's doing that, he could get a nice 9 to 5 job in hospital management ...
"Fascinating. I couldn't wait to get to the end." PROFESSOR TIM HAZLEDINE, author of Taking New Zealand Seriously "An entertaining story, Not Our Problem also captures the atmosphere of a dark time in New Zealand's history and is an important reminder of what can happen when a government forgets the people it's meant to be serving." DR RUTH SPEARING, chair, Canterbury Medical Staff Association "Let us hope that politicians, policy makers, professionals and the general public read, enjoy, think deeply about and debate this book and never let another set of such 'health reforms' happen in New Zealand or elsewhere." From the introduction by PROFESSOR ROBIN GAULD, author of Revolving Doors: New Zealand's Health Reforms
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780473326968
Published: 8 Oct 2015
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Mary Egan Publishing
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 230mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 272

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