Support Our Doctors
Support our Doctors and the wider Health Service
Join our doctors to show your support on May 1st.
Some background information on why this is IMPORTANT and why we need a well funded health service and well paid health professionals.
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• Privatising our health system is not a model we want in New Zealand. In the USA people are made bankrupt to pay for health procedures and healthcare is witheld if you don’t have the means to pay for it.
• Private health insurance premiums increase with age and are loaded for existing health conditions. e.g. pensioners and people with existing chronic health conditions unable to afford private health premiums.
• Private operators are in it to make a profit and they will cherry pick the most profitable cases.
• Private hospitals don’t train staff, they poach them leaving public hospitals struggling to staff their operations.
• Funding the public health system properly is the most sound economic return on tax payer money (15-20% of every dollar put into private health is syphoned off as profits and often offshored to rich corporates / investment companies)
• Private Health does not offer a better level of care. Should anything go horribly wrong in the private system you will be shipped back to the public system to mop up the mess.
• Our public health system has been chronically underfunded for years but moving to a private health model is NOT the answer.
Poll: Should we ditch daylight saving? 🕰️
First introduced in New Zealand in 1927 with the passing of the Summer Time Act, it's what we know as 'Daylight Saving' and this year it ends on the first Sunday in April.
While we do get to sleep in this time around, some people would like to scrap the clock tinkering for good.
And why? Some evidence suggests the time changes are bad for our health as they mess with sleep patterns leading to short-term fatigue and affecting mood. Meanwhile the hour change is frustrating for farmers and a nightmare for getting the littlies to sleep. But what's your take?
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41.1% Yes - get rid of the clock changes
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57.3% No, I enjoy it
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
Poll: How important is the ability to book a doctor’s appointment online?
Hi Neighbours
Here at The Doctors we would love to hear how you prefer to book your doctor’s appointments. With busy schedules, different people find different methods easier.
For some, online booking is very convenient, you can make an appointment anytime without needing to wait on the phone. Others still prefer calling the clinic and speaking to a real person, especially if they have specific questions about their visit.
Your feedback helps us understand what works best for our patients and how we can improve access to care.
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41.1% I prefer booking online whenever possible
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23.4% Online booking is helpful but not essential
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32% I prefer calling the clinic
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3.5% I didn’t know online booking was available
Info wanted
Does anyone know John jflo fitton also re westflow ministry. ??
He was accidentally overpaid by my elderly mum for some work and has spent the money. Refused to give it back and hasn't turned up to work it off. Now won't reply to calls or texts
Trying this before contacting professional people
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