So I’ve been worried lately I might have been a little harsh on ACC. It is possible, even likely I thought, that they actually don’t know that their public statements are ill-informed. Likely, I thought because if they do know then that means senior ACC managers and maybe even the Minster Hon. Nick Smith are Read more
“We’re pleased to say that the transition has gone smoothly.” Alarmingly, Dr. Peter Jansen the senior clinical directorate who is in charge of these changes recently sent a letter where he made the above statement! The story is very different in reality, and we are starting to hear horrific stories of confusion and incompetence. Stories like: A Read more
Click here to see the story as it originally appeared on Stuff Opponents of ACC’s new guidelines for dealing with sensitive claims have delivered a petition with 4000 signatures to Parliament in Wellington. Petition organisers said half of the signatures came from clinical professionals. ACC Minister Nick Smith was unavailable to meet the petition’s organiser Read more
Click here to see the story as it originally appeared on Stuff As parliament voted through the first stage of sweeping ACC cuts, the Government ordered a review of controversial new rules for sex abuse claims – on the day they took effect. ACC Minister Nick Smith said he had instructed the board to report Read more
from Checkpoint on Tuesday 27 October 2009 A petition opposing the new sensitive claims policy, signed by 4000 people, was today presented to Parliament… Read more
The following interview screened on October the 15th, 2009… Read more
