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Ian Powell: Who will be our voice for healthcare?
It's time for healthcare access to become part of local government's core business.
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Ian Powell: The grocery product that kills when used as intended
Smoking hits Māori, Pasifika and those living in the most deprived areas hardest, but new smokefree legislation packs a powerful punch.
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Ian Powell: Why change the health structure before the culture?
The structural change proposed by the formation of Health NZ is bureaucratic centralism.
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Ian Powell: A row is brewing over paying for GP visits
How general practices are being paid is an escalating dispute in the health system that's so far flown below the radar.