Strypey<p>&quot;... because Bennett will now be governing a public agency specially designed to have an arms-length relationship with the government of the day, to retain public confidence in Pharmac’s integrity, she will have to display total independence from the ministers that she is closely associated with.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/BryceEdwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BryceEdwards</span></a>, 2024</p><p><a href="https://democracyproject.nz/2024/04/30/bryce-edwards-paula-bennetts-political-appointment-will-challenge-public-confidence/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">democracyproject.nz/2024/04/30</span><span class="invisible">/bryce-edwards-paula-bennetts-political-appointment-will-challenge-public-confidence/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicService</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Pharmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pharmac</span></a></p>