A loss of faith in politics results in a loss of trust in policy and the ability to implement change. What currently frightens me is the very real collapse in the public’s faith – on all sides of the political spectrum -in our system of government and the damage to our body politic that the last 2 years have inflicted. The health sector must regain a culture of procurement and delivery, a culture that we have largely lost. The DoH must set out its stall with greater clarity -