Have to admit, I missed that one. Prior to this I felt like I hadn't gotten a good grip on the issue, so much so I actually went to read that 450 page dump to figure out what was going on. Pennington (above) sums up what I understood from it and added even more context, definitely easier!
The little tail! Beautiful work!
Part of the problem is nursing staff are liking their jobs enough to stay now. Staff turnover is down, while worker satisfaction is up. We've run the health system understaffed and relied on burnout for so long that when it doesn't happen we're taken completely by surprise.
To fix this we have two choices: freeze/cut staff & services, or match the budget to the services we claim to have. Our government has chosen the former. We are going to have fewer nurses, fewer surgeries, fewer public health services. We can choose the latter. Funding services with tax revenue.
#NZpol , this is one of the best explanations of the issues going on in our health system right now. What happened? We properly staffed medical care, and it turns out we didn't budget for that. 6 months of obsfucation come down to this. And we could fix it with additional cash, i.e. taxes.
Analysis - A single page from the 450 released on Tuesday provides cut-through on what has gone wrong.
I've had a bunch of new followers over the weekend thanks to @jayeeis.bsky.socialbsky.app/starter-pack... I'm going to do a quick recape of what I've got going on at the moment for all the new folks!
First up, Halloween sales! A lot of my works suit the spooky season, so I've put them on a 40% off sale for October. Adventures and classes alike, you can pick them up on itch or drivethruRPG. itch.io/s/132923/hal...www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
A bundle by Kelly Whyte, $12.60 for 4 games