Househam on Health https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Thoughts after recent travel outside of South Africa … Background … Elon Musk and management lessons South Africa … how long are the shadows of apartheid? Public health services … its a question of staffing A Conversation about Conversations … South African Public and Private Healthcare … there is good and bad in both Echoes of McCarthyism in America Some personal thoughts on age and ageing Government of National Unity (GNU) … illusion or reality? National Health Insurance NHI … the “final countdown” … or not! Donor funding … a double edged sword Inspired by Youth … anything is possible! Age and Ageism … some further thoughts The Life Esidimeni tragedy … a lesson that must be learned The Consequences of Power and Privilege The dilemma of unemployed doctors in South Africa Facing budget shortfalls in the South African public health sector Leadership … it’s what South Africa urgently needs! Politicians, policies, plans and their promises Cystic fibrosis … the conundrum of scientific progress J Robert Oppenheimer, decisions and consequences with which we live! Where is accountability? Oversight and governance versus Management Audits and service delivery A Road well-travelled! Nutrition … a marker of poverty or privilege 2023 … some reflections on the year that was! Cholera in South Africa … is it a marker of government failure? André de Ruyter … Truth to Power … a must read! Privacy Policy Accountability … is it a reality or a myth? National Health Insurance in South Africa … will logic prevail? National Health Insurance … noble in intent but is it a bridge too far? Healthcare … a victim of a self-inflicted government funding malady? Being a patient provides another perspective! 2022 …the year that was! Hospitals are key to an effective health service Livingstone Hospital … a case study worth analysing Elected politicians and appointed public servants … at times a fraught relationship! What lessons were learned from the COVID-19 pandemic? Some thoughts on health service management Politics, policy and implementation … there is a vast difference! When is enough, enough? Gauteng Health Department woes are not new National Health Insurance … potential for system failure? National Health Insurance … what are alternatives? Does quality healthcare depend on money alone? Hallelujah! … a reflection on ageing, idealism and health The challenge of tolerance