Assignment Health and Wealth / Airborne
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1Health and Wealth The boom in the private health insurance industry: is it a sign that the public health system is failing? Is the government encouraging New Zealanders to use the private health sector at the expense of the public health service. competition between the public and private health sectors and the role of the private health sector.
Speakers
- Lindsay Baxtor (private patient)
- Betty Haynes (private patient)
- Alister Scott (surgeon)
- John Dunn (surgeon)
- Warwick Jaffe (cardiologist)
- Alan Gibs (Health Reform Advocate)
- Simon Upton MP (Minister of health 1990-1993)
- Jenny Shipley MP (Minister of Health)
- Rama Krishnaye (Parkside Hospital)
- Peter Roberts (Coalition for Public Health)
- Peter Wilson (Chair Hawkes Bay CHE)
- Alister Bowes (Ex Chief executive Hawkes Bay CHE)
- Phil Edgington (Chief Executive, central RHA)
- Martin Wylie (Chief Executive, Aetra Insurance)
- David Galler (head, ICU, Middlemore Hospital)
- Rex Paddy (general manager Greenlane Hospital)
- Bruce Hadden (eye surgeon)
- Graham Drury (Northern RHA)
- Lester Levy (Chief Executive, South Auckland CHE)
- Roger Bowie (Chief Executive, Southern Cross Insurance)
- Henry Glennie (surgeon)
- Iritana Tawhiwhirangi (Kohanga Reo Trust)
- Martin Rees (surgeon)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Airborne Claims that conditions on long distance airline flights may be perfect for the spread of infectious diseases like tuberculosis. What could be done to minimise the risk and are the airlines doing enough to address this issue.
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- Health and Wealth / Airborne
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 12 September 1996
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Susan Wood (Presenter)
Speakers
- Alan Gibs (Health Reform Advocate)
- Alister Bowes (Ex Chief executive Hawkes Bay CHE)
- Alister Scott (surgeon)
- Betty Haynes (private patient)
- Bruce Hadden (eye surgeon)
- David Galler (head, ICU, Middlemore Hospital)
- Graham Drury (Northern RHA)
- Henry Glennie (surgeon)
- Iritana Tawhiwhirangi (Kohanga Reo Trust)
- Jenny Shipley MP (Minister of Health)
- John Dunn (surgeon)
- Lester Levy (Chief Executive, South Auckland CHE)
- Lindsay Baxtor (private patient)
- Martin Rees (surgeon)
- Martin Wylie (Chief Executive, Aetra Insurance)
- Peter Roberts (Coalition for Public Health)
- Peter Wilson (Chair Hawkes Bay CHE)
- Phil Edgington (Chief Executive, central RHA)
- Rama Krishnaye (Parkside Hospital)
- Rex Paddy (general manager Greenlane Hospital)
- Roger Bowie (Chief Executive, Southern Cross Insurance)
- Simon Upton MP (Minister of health 1990-1993)
- Warwick Jaffe (cardiologist)