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A Dim Prognosis: Our health system in crisis – and a doctor's view on how to fix it
Author(s): Dr. Ivor Popovich (Author)
- Publisher: A&U New Zealand
- Publication Date: September 23, 2025
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1991142412
- ISBN-13: 9781991142412
Book Description
A gripping exposé of New Zealand’s failing health system.
This compelling tell-all reveals the realities of working as a doctor in New Zealand.
Fast-paced and darkly funny, it chronicles ten years of working in medicine – treating the victims of the Whakaari White Island eruption, being on the frontline during pandemic, dealing with chronic understaffing -and sheds a light on where and why the health system is collapsing.
Covering everything from a bullying and toxic culture to the alarming disparities between the public and private health sectors and years of mismanaged priorities, this is a clear-eyed account of a health system on life support.
‘Brave, funny and heart-rendingly sad . . . every healthcare worker in Aotearoa will feel seen.‘ – Dr Emma Wehipeihana, There’s a Cure for This
‘A must-read for all who care about the future of publicly funded healthcare in Aotearoa.’ – Dr David Galler, Things That Matter
