Jennifer Woods

MP Chris Bishop of @NZNationalParty says @every good govt uses evidence to inform its policy decisions”. Not this government -Boot camps -Smoke free legislation repeal -Te Aka Whai Ora gone -New mining etc etc When did anecdote and lobbying become “evidence”??

@drkiwicj This government is immoral. Dr @RetiShane knows the harm smoking causes yet continues to trot out the lies of this government rather than “do no harm”. Shameful. @chrisluxonmp was asked on @RNZ for the evidence supporting these “claims” but couldn’t -but the opposite is true

Wait, what? Govt talking points on #Smokefree weren't evidence based, or supported by official advice? What then were the reasons for repealling smokefree? Couldn't have been #BigTobacco influence, could it?? rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/…

@kvetchings It’s 2024. I’m a professional woman and about the same age as Amanda Luxon. Why would I want to listen to - let alone pay for - this dribble from someone who could/should be something other than a wife to a man with a job?

@BexGraham @Whaikaha What is wrong with these people? Why do this? This is just punishing the very people best placed to provide the best care for children with disabilities. Who is advising them to do this? Will these cuts help fund those pointless tax cuts they promised?

@benmackey The hypocrisy of a leader telling the poors they need to be prepared for hardship while feathering his own nest speaks to the character of the man and his supporters...he hired a limo to cross the road...when people tell you who they are,believe them

In light of the leaked Treaty document, here is our story on the proposed Treaty Referendum. youtu.be/IDS0RBMspGk?si…

@DrShaneRetiMP i.stuff.co.nz/national/polit…

And @DrShaneRetiMP says that ethnicity isn’t important in healthcare provision & prioritisation. He’s either ignorant or wilfully ignoring the glaringly obvious data.

“A Māori pēpi born today is expected to die 7.5 years earlier than a non-Māori with the same birthday. Māori health status trails non-Māori across almost all chronic and infectious diseases, as well as injuries, including suicide” But @chrisluxonmp wants to scrap Māori board

@chrisluxonmp demonstrates yet again he doesn’t understand inequity in healthcare by saying ethnicity shouldn’t be prioritised and implying inequities for Māori are a new issue. It’s a a systemic issue dating back to the 1840’s. #ignorant #racebaiting #Election23 #TVNZdebate

@JudithM96706054 @irisshackleton A curious response. Presumably his daughter’s mother is the Virgin Mary.

@irisshackleton How about a guy who refused to change his daughters nappy because it would be “inappropriate “ for a male to touch female genitalia?

2 wks ago a (hetero) couple I know had their first baby. Dad has declared that he needs his few hours of daily space / alone quiet time because “that’s who he is” There’s just too much to unpack here. I’ll start: he’s an arsehole.

@CasDamian @WillBynumMD @CRADLEdeakin @MonashAnaes Congratulations! This is a wonderful honour and I’m sure it makes all of your hard work even more worthwhile

Honored to be joint winner of the AMEE Doctoral award for my PhD! Congratulations to @WillBynumMD too! #AMEE2023 @CRADLEdeakin @MonashAnaes

#StructuralMisogyny in our health systems. Female clinicians taking on the most challenging patients leads to huge disparities in income … has to end… female clinicians highly undervalued and underpaid

@chrisluxonmp ignores the evidence and the experts on gangs because it doesn’t align with HIS policy and @NZNationalParty fear mongering and “tough boy” stance. Why do parties selectively undermine and ignore real expertise rather than find ways to work with it? #notanexpert

Luxon is wrong. Ethnicity is relevant to health prioritisation. Māori women with breast cancer who live in a high decile have the same outcomes as those who live in a low decile area. Wealth is not protective for Māori. Ethnicity is an independent risk factor for health outcomes

@emmawehipeihana It’s not just depressing, it’s a damning statement by someone who would like to be the PM. This should disqualify him. His ignorance of inequity and systemic racism is mind-boggling. As doctors we’re required to act in culturally safe ways. Not so if you’re a politician.

@NZtwitwit Not just trainees. It all depends on how very important the perpetrator is - and how expendable the complainant is.And organisations cover this shit up

@chrisluxonmp What does this mean “one person, one vote”? Please explain. Or is this just another mealy-mouthed sound bite for a certain demographic?

Today I have announced that National has ruled out coming to any arrangement with Te Pāti Māori in forming a National-led government after the 2023 election. We believe New Zealand is one country with one standard of citizenship, meaning one person, one vote.

@DrNavSidhu I have text messages from a former Clinical Director that say “I thought you were a hooker. You look yummy” And the employer dismiss my complaint as simply part of the good natured relationship I’d previously had with that person. Sexual harassment is real & has impact

This is an awesome article for anyone in medicine and surgery to read, to better understand the gender inequities that continue to persist. #MedEd thetimes.co.uk/article/sexism…

stuff.co.nz/national/healt… Yet another article on a toxic workplace that has repeatedly failed to address bullying and harassment and refuses to acknowledge the impacts that this has on the well-being of the people who still work there.