No time to wait
Covid-19 does not arrive to a blank canvas. Instead, it snakes through pre-existing queues, igniting sites of vulnerability. As it does, it teaches us that we cannot have a...
Pickled Fish
A story about food that is a story about heritage, neighbourliness and innovation.
Percept and BLM
Perceptors | June 2020 The events of the last few weeks have resonated deeply with the Percept team – we’ve been saddened and enraged, we’ve turned inward to engage our...
We need caution, robust methods and strong evidence when quantifying the mortality impacts from the Covid-19 recession
Anja Smith | May 2020 During the last two weeks debates and discussions on the direct mortality impacts of Covid-19 relative to the mortality impacts that will flow from the...
We were already sick: Covid-19, non-communicable diseases, and the health response we really need.
Beth Vale | May 2020 In 1971, epidemiologist Abdel Omran, published an influential article in which he declared that humanity was undergoing an ‘epidemiological transition.’ The world was no longer...
Corona testing: the cost of certainty
Shivani Ranchod | March 2020 As with so much surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the associated Covid-19 illness, people world over are faced with trade-offs between the individual desire to...
When statistics lead to compassion and solidarity
Shivani Ranchod | March 2020 Paradoxically, wide-spread panic about the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, and the associated covid-19 illness does not necessarily lead to sufficient preparedness and action. Wise...
Strategic purchasing research brief 7: Balancing act: balancing affordability, quality and access
Shivani Ranchod, Anja Smith and Jodi Wishnia| December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-7-201911Download In this brief… The prior briefs articulate the functions of the purchaser, and the requirements to realise a purchaser-provider split in...
Strategic purchasing research brief 6: Provider payment mechanisms to ensure equity, quality and affordability
Jodi Wishnia, Shivani Ranchod and Anja Smith| December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-6-201911Download In this brief… We discuss alternative ways to reimburse healthcare providers for services rendered. This is timely, given the introduction of...
Strategic purchasing research brief 5: Certification, accreditation, quality measurement and quality improvement
Anja Smith, Jodi Wishnia and Shivani Ranchod | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-5-201911Download In this brief… The 2019 revised NHI Bill uses the term accreditation to refer to the Fund’s own process of...