Health Minister censors National Public Health Service Doctors? | Simeon Brown | David Seymour | Chris.Bishop | Christopher Luxon

This quote from Simeon Brown, Health Minister:

Doctors fear Govt instruction means they can’t talk freely about public health issues - Stuff

"Brown said: “Writing submissions opposing a fast-food restaurant in Wānaka, as Health NZ did last year, is not what New Zealanders expect from their health service.”

“My expectation is that Health NZ should prioritise delivering healthcare services over engaging in broader advocacy efforts. This includes the National Public Health Service which should be focused on improving immunisation rates and tackling key health challenges, rather than weighing in on where fast-food outlets should be located,” he said."

I sent this today:

From: Robin Capper 
Sent: Thursday, 20 March 2025 21:22
To: [email protected] 
Cc: [email protected] 
Subject: Public Health Doctors and the Minister

 

Simeon,

 

I was infuriated to see your comments (Stuff) regarding the National Public Health Service submission calling for a comprehensive Health Impact Assessment for McDonalds Wanaka . 

 

Evidence based health submissions to improve or defend community is precisely what I expect our NPHS to be doing. That the Health Minister undermines, attempts to censor, this is appalling. 

 

I don't want, a Health Minister who:

• Attempts to silence professionals ability to do the job they were hired and are legally required to do.
• Ignores advice to minimise deaths regarding targeted Bowel Screening (RNZ).
• Undermines the public health system, defunding it*, to promote privatisation and is only there because his disposed predecessor was not doing that fast enough (One News):
• Privatising health care 'not my overt policy' - Shane Reti (RNZ).
• Subsidises heated tobacco products (RNZ), curiously similar to worldwide aims of a tobacco company making them (ABC).
• Imports MAGA'fuckation 'woke speak' and policies to New Zealand.

However, given your similar, non-evidence based, efforts while Transport Minister I'm not surprised. 

 

Robin Capper

* Don't claim the increase in health budget is an effective increase in funding.

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From: Robin Capper
Sent: Thursday, 20 March 2025 21:41
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: Public Health Doctors and the Minister

 

CC: The same applies to you

[Stuff: "Acting Prime Minister David Seymour has hit back at concerns, saying he’s “cheering on Simeon [Brown] putting those muppets back in their box”.]

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Updated 2025-03-22

 

From: Robin Capper
Sent: Saturday, 22 March 2025 17:22
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: Public Health Doctors and the Minister

 

CC: And you.

[Facebook "Great message from Simeon Brown MP."]

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From: Robin Capper
Sent: Thursday, 20 March 2025 22:35
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Do you endorse this?

 

Mr Luxon,

 

This is your Acting Prime Minister; he's your appointment for Deputy PM:

 

"Public health leaders say the Government’s insistence on vetting advice from senior public health doctors is unprecedented and deeply concerning.

But Acting Prime Minister David Seymour has hit back at concerns, saying he’s “cheering on Simeon [Brown] putting those muppets back in their box”. In doing so, Seymour indicated the vetting directive had come directly from the health minister’s office."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360620860/its-censorship-public-health-leaders-slam-trumpian-edict

 

 Do you endorse this, calling public health professionals 'muppets', or are you a better person?

 

Robin Capper