Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 4 – minister forced to explain cancer-care delay

+Opinion

Reporter’s Diary

Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 4 – minister forced to explain cancer-care delay 

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Friday 21 February 2025, 02:34 PM

Health minister Simeon Brown, four weeks into the job, has had to explain the too-long wait of a testicular cancer patient for care at Nelson Hospital [Image: Supplied, Canva composite]

New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa continues to seek an interview with health minister Simeon Brown so we can ask him about his plan for primary care, his mentors and other things. The response remains silent. While we wait for the phone to ring, here’s what we have found about Mr Brown’s week

Infrastructure, beautiful infrastructure, it makes the spine tingle  You know it’s been a dark week for any health minister when they must stand

Politics

Health Minister

Hospital

Opinion archive

How to Treat

+How to treat

Thyroid nodules

Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to determine the likelihood of malignancy. He then reviews the treatment of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer, including recent advances in management

Wednesday 30 April 2025, 12:50 AM