” 4. Take a precautionary approach to electromagnetic radiation regarding its possible effects on human health, and set up an independent committee to review the limits set by the National Radiation Laboratory for EMF, in particular for dwellings and schools located near high voltage transmission lines.
5. Minimise exposure to electromagnetic radiation especially for children and pregnant women.
6. No new unshielded high voltage power lines or towers to be built within 300 metres of any residential homes and schools.
7. Investigate how to deal with existing high voltage transmission lines located within 300 metres of any residential homes and schools.”
Right.
Green Party – Sometimes they get it, sometimes they don’t.
I’d love to know where that 300m figure came from. Has anyone seen sue kedgley rolling a die lately?
A large number of us are actually getting it for free, now. What are the present charges for GP visits by age? I think last time i went I was still in the “That’ll be $50 please’ bracket, but I know that the clock is ticking for essentially free visits across the board, and already for most age brackets.
Actually very few people are getting their primary health care for free. Here’s a handy report about the level of GP fees in the Waikato.
There is a specific cost-escalation index the MOH have. It’s called the Hospital Price Index, and measures changes in the cost of staffing and other ‘consumable’ inputs… it might also include a measure of capital expense, not 100% sure.
I don’t recall this ever approaching 7%, or anything anywhere near that level. Happy to be proven wrong if anyone has the time to ask the MOH if it’s available to the general public.
If the govt announced that they were going to ‘meet or exceed the market rates’ in order to get more doctors into hospital emergency wards then I suspect you would all be cheering.
I certainly would be especially if it was extended to include GPs as well. The problem with the market as far as health is concerned is that it doesn’t provide enough doctors to cover the entire population and it’s more expensive. I don’t have a problem with doctors being paid well. I do have a problem when people can’t afford to go see the doctor when they need to.
Markets don’t work for everything and that’s something that National/ACT and their supporters don’t want to admit.
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” 4. Take a precautionary approach to electromagnetic radiation regarding its possible effects on human health, and set up an independent committee to review the limits set by the National Radiation Laboratory for EMF, in particular for dwellings and schools located near high voltage transmission lines.
5. Minimise exposure to electromagnetic radiation especially for children and pregnant women.
6. No new unshielded high voltage power lines or towers to be built within 300 metres of any residential homes and schools.
7. Investigate how to deal with existing high voltage transmission lines located within 300 metres of any residential homes and schools.”
Right.
Green Party – Sometimes they get it, sometimes they don’t.
I’d love to know where that 300m figure came from. Has anyone seen sue kedgley rolling a die lately?
T-Rex,
Actually very few people are getting their primary health care for free. Here’s a handy report about the level of GP fees in the Waikato.
Steve,
Waaay back up the thread.
There is a specific cost-escalation index the MOH have. It’s called the Hospital Price Index, and measures changes in the cost of staffing and other ‘consumable’ inputs… it might also include a measure of capital expense, not 100% sure.
I don’t recall this ever approaching 7%, or anything anywhere near that level. Happy to be proven wrong if anyone has the time to ask the MOH if it’s available to the general public.
I certainly would be especially if it was extended to include GPs as well. The problem with the market as far as health is concerned is that it doesn’t provide enough doctors to cover the entire population and it’s more expensive. I don’t have a problem with doctors being paid well. I do have a problem when people can’t afford to go see the doctor when they need to.
Markets don’t work for everything and that’s something that National/ACT and their supporters don’t want to admit.