Will Family Health Care Providers Be Paid
The New Zealand Health Ministry has a problem with court cases appealing for payments to be made to family care givers looking after their children that have a Disability. The ministry is in the Court of Appeal this week defending its policy, which both the Human Rights Review Tribunal and the High Court have said… Continue Reading
Bus company neglects Disablity Passengers
Ms Samson from Waitangirua, New Zealand requires a wheelchair due to a disability. They catch wheelchair-accessible buses near their home up to four times a week for return trips into the Porirua CBD. Trouble is, many of the bus drivers are not sympathetic to their plight. “Nine out of 10 drivers sit there and I… Continue Reading
Mental Health Cost expanding for New Zealand
Mental health is a major cost for for New Zealand. Not only is there the immense personal cost to people with experience of mental illness and their families, there is also a cost to employers and the Government Research in Britain, published in 2007, estimates the cost to employers of mental health problems among staff… Continue Reading
