Who we are
Ki Te Pae Tawhiti – Aotearoa New Zealand’s Health Reform Collective is transdisciplinary community that aims to inform and engage the public in dialogue about how the implementation of health reforms in New Zealand will impact them and their communities.
Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
Covering developments in the provision, funding and organisation of health care services.
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, including notably Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
Covering prescription medicines and medical devices.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Focusing on efforts to promote health and prevent disease through social and economic interventions.
DIGITAL HEALTH
Exploring the potential digital transformation to provide a more connected and accessible health system.
TE TIRITI
Monitoring how the health reforms and the performance of the health sector uphold Te Tiriti obligations.
Latest
Prescription for change: New Medical Products Bill expected
The Government has recently announced its plan to modernise the regulation of medicines and medical devices by replacing the Medicines Act 1981 with a new Medical Products Bill (Bill). Read...
Managed competition in Aotearoa New Zealand: past experiences and future prospects
This paper considers whether and how managed competition arrangements could be introduced into the Aotearoa health and disability system. Read...
NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management
We are being told the health system is in crisis, “on the brink of failure” – spending beyond its budget, waiting times getting longer, suffering from widespread staff shortages. Read...
Video coverage: Expert panel on health reform and policy change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEyo129ON4k
