The Press: The past offers a vision of what future healthcare should be
Retired physician and professor emeritus Gary Nicholls reflects on the decline of New Zealand’s public health system, tracing the impact of decades of underfunding and increasing privatisation.
Drawing on personal experience as both a patient and a clinician, he argues that accessible, well-funded public healthcare is essential not only for equity and health outcomes, but for economic growth and medical research.
Nicholls highlights the formation of Kaitiaki Hauora as a timely response to a preventable crisis, calling for common sense and long-term investment ahead of the election.
Thank you to Gary Nicholls for his thoughtful piece and for acknowledging the work of Kaitiaki Hauora.