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Dear voter,
I am running for the ADHB in the upcoming local body elections on 13th October.
My main concerns in running are
· modern state of the art patient care, with reduced waiting times
· improved staff/management relations and, the related
· recruitment and retention of the best staff
· investment in state of the art equipment
· the importance of core activities over feel-good vote catching initiatives
· medical personnel should feature prominently in the management of the health system
· meticulous conflict of interest reporting, transparency and accountability
· cost effectiveness through a lean efficient bureaucracy
· long term sustainable planning for the good of the whole community, not short term planning driven by ideology or the 3 – yearly election cycle.
· elected representatives should represent, not dictate!
If you feel this has merit I would appreciate you considering voting for me and circulating my name and that of our team.
Details can be found at our blogsite,http://aucklandhealth.wordpress.com/.
Above all I am for representative democracy and freedom of thought, speech and expression. Politicians don’t have all the answers, that’s why our country needs open, rational debate. I am more than happy to listen to thoughts and suggestions, either blogged (anonymously if you like) or sent to me at k.o.hicks@xtra.co.nz. I am very interested in your ideas.
I am also more than happy (ecstatic would be more appropriate) if anyone would like to assist in the campaign. Most people either are apathetic about local politics. However, these organisations move vast sums of our money, often with less than desirable accountability. We live in a participatory democracy, and if you don’t use it you tend to lose it. So if you want to vote for me/us that would be great, and if you don’t want to then please get out and vote anyway! Many thanks for reading this
Cheers, Kevin Hicks. “Lets get pet!” (Positron emission tomography)
| * (7 Ë:“ | Kevin Hicks BSc, BVSc, PhD, MACVScSenior Research FellowExperimental Oncology GroupAuckland Cancer Society Research CentreThe University of AucklandPrivate Bag 92019Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: 027 313 8382 Mobile 027 313 8382 Email: k.hicks@auckland.ac.nzhttp://www.cancer-centre.auckland.ac.nz https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/faculty/staffct/staff_details.aspx?staffID=6B686963303034 |
Lifelong Auckland resident andAuckland Area Health Board Candidate26 Duke St, Mt Roskill, AucklandË Mobile 027 313 8382
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Kevin Hicks Mobile: 027 313 8382 Email: k.o.hicks@xtra.co.nz (Email for news updates)
Ian Ward Mobile: 021 500 665 Email: ianrward@xtra.co.nz
Belinda Kusabs Mobile: 021 521 229 Email: Kusabs@woosh.co.nz
Ram Rai Mobile: 021 655 922 Email: ramrai@dakshin.co.nz
Brian Fergus Mobile: 021 111 4684 Email: bfergus@xtra.co.nz
“Lets get PET” (Positron emission tomography) or lets at least find a way of affording it!
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Election timetable 27 July 2007 Nominations open 24 August 2007 Nominations close at noon 21 September 2007 – 26 September 2007 Voting period starts – voting documents delivered 13 October 2007 Election day – voting closes at noon13 October 2007 – 17 October 2007 Votes counted17 October 2007 – 24 October 2007 Official results declared
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September 19, 2007 at 7:05 am |
I like the C&Rate Payers ideas, it’s just that I feel a little sick (poisoned) by some of the medical jargon esp to do with Biochemistry.
Not all here I feel are ‘feel good’ people and although business breaks down doors, people shouldn’t be hurt in unforseen ways.
Lives should not be wrecked and it makes me sad when one never did something accused of that my friend pays with low quality life.
Just insights……..hospital waiting lists are also a bugbear of mine grrrrr it took so long for my illness to be diagnosed!
September 19, 2007 at 7:49 am |
Thanks for your comments Jess, I appreciate them. I have had a number of people comment that explanations of technical medical matters could be clearer and I would like to bring that up with the board.
We emphasise the business side purely because it is necessary for the sustainablilty of the public health system. Hospital waiting lists have been improved somewhat at the ADHB recently but I would like the opportunity to improve them a lot more. You are most welcome to contact me directly if you wish. I think if we all work together cooperatively we can improve things much more than by sensationlising like the media tends to do at times. Cheers, Kevin.
December 16, 2007 at 5:37 am |
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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