In the DHSS, the Permanent Secretary, Sir Horace Appleby (brother of the better known Sir Humphrey) and Nigel (The Minister's Private Secretary) await the arrival of the new Minister of Health at his first appearance in the Department offices. Sir Horace: All ready to meet your new Minister, Nigel? Nigel: Yes, Sir Horace; but they do seem to change rather frequently and this one seems to be a v...

First, let me thank the President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Professor Compton Bourne for the invitation to deliver this William Demas Memorial lecture. I am fortunate in my choice of topic not only because of the interest Mr. Demas showed in health as an instrument of Caribbean development, but also I am privileged to deliver the lecture with Prime Minister Douglas in the chair. Prime ...

The future of the Nursing and the Midwifery Council (NMC) was on the agenda when health minister Ben Bradshaw met RCN general secretary Peter Carter at the Labour Party conference this week.

ing the country’s HIV/AIDS programs after more than 500 patients who tested positive for the virus were not informed of the results. The controversy has also resulted in the resignation of the country’s health minister, Maria Soledad Barria, as well as legal proceedings against 20 health care staff in northern Chile. The scandal began last July following the death of Dearnny Aguilar, a young mo...

The New Zealand Disability Strategy (Minister for Disability Issues 2001) distinguishes between disability and impairments. Individuals do not have disabilities. Rather, they may have physical, sensory, neurological, psychiatric, intellectual, or other impairments. According to the Strategy, “Disability is the process which happens when one group of people create barriers by designing a world o...