Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: The new Hep C drugs: fresh hopes and old frustrations

Russell Brown

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:37:14 +1300

Dunedin's Hepatitis C Resource Centre, run by the feisty Allison Beck, is closing after a funding cut.

Dunedin does need that place – the more so because of the SDHB's attitude. Hard not to wonder if it's because they were too stroppy.

Hilary Stace

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:50:29 +1300

More accurately a Beehive appointed executive. Don't blame Wellington.

Paul Campbell

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:18:18 +1300

Some background: The SDHB isn't actually a board at the moment, no elected members, it's controlled by a Wellington appointed executive tasked with reducing costs any way possible. This means the operating theatres leak when it rains, food is shipped from Auckland, people get served unidentifiable reheated mush.

And most…

Hazel Heal

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:55:27 +1300

Bold step by Tina, yes, and thank you Russell because this really helps! I am just so pleased to see Prof Gane's comments, is a vindication, clinical sanity. I asked SDHB politely again and again since June but they seemed to view me as a radical with no idea of…

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:14:00 +1300

SDHB staff member Tina Hill took the fairly brave decision to publicly criticise her employer on the issue last Friday.

Public Address

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:14:00 +1300

Discussion from blog post.