tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post1469302235070996116..comments2024-03-29T17:12:19.648+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: Twinges Of ConscienceChris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-87596968596862681532012-09-29T18:05:03.065+12:002012-09-29T18:05:03.065+12:00I was at a celebration party in the 7ts.It was Oba...I was at a celebration party in the 7ts.It was Oban Street in Wadestown Wellington.The Celebration was for the architects of A.C.C.The champaign corks were flying, as was the proud self assurance that N.Z. had created a world first medical care for Kiwis injured in their life in our land without charge and for the STATE to care.Is it not sad how society and its care can be manipulated, by capitals profits design.aberfoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484495252081507064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-73264689909649204212012-09-28T16:10:31.603+12:002012-09-28T16:10:31.603+12:00was it Gareth Morgan's
"Health Cheque&qu...was it Gareth Morgan's <br />"Health Cheque"<br />-arthritis<br />-diabetes<br />-alzheimers<br />-obesity<br />-dementia<br />-infectious disease<br />-STI incidence increasing<br />-alcohol abuse and dependence<br />-poor nutrition<br />-cognitive overload<br />-stress related conditions<br />-pharmaeutical interactions<br />-recreational drugs<br /><br />Be careful what you ask for<br />(Supersize that?)Jokermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-68614794078930916402012-09-28T13:59:02.644+12:002012-09-28T13:59:02.644+12:00The Fit for Work report that you refer to was prep...The Fit for Work report that you refer to was prepared by The Work Foundation in Lancaster, UK, and states it was funded by a grant from Abbott, a global pharmaceutical company. On page 77 the report names 5 leading NZ experts consulted, the first of whom is from the UK and has been named in Parliament and in the ODT as a medical assessor contracting to ACC for large sums of money. The report does not distinguish between work-related MSDs and MSDs that would develop irrespective of work, but ACC cover for gradual process conditions is only for work-related MSDs.Anne Priornoreply@blogger.com