In the past, the appointments were made by the president but on the recommendation of a 10-member multi-party constitutional council that spanned political parties and ethnic groups.
"The faith of Unison police staff members, and the public in general, in the integrity of some police leaders has been seriously undermined by the failure of vetting procedures around senior appointments in the past, " he said.
With many doctors now using text messages to remind patients of appointments and patients being able to text back if they can't attend, it's tempting to think that missed appointments will become a thing of the past.
Republican lawmakers used the pro-forma sessions - as Democrats have done in the past - to prevent the president from using his recess appointments power.
This is a chart showing how many calls and appointments were made by each salesperson during the past week and how many are scheduled for the upcoming week.
The government announced on November 25 that the number of people waiting for outpatient appointments had increased by 2.3% over the past year, but clamed it was "turning the corner".