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ACC: Independent review announced, levies increasing

18 Dec 2024

The Government has ordered a review of ACC and has confirmed the earners and business levy and those paid by motor vehicle owners are increasing. Read more

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The development of a discrete choice experiment: Investigating pharmacy selection in New Zealand

Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) provide a method for understanding preferences for service provision and there have been limited applications to the selection of community pharmacies. The validity and accuracy of DCEs rely upon the attributes and levels used. This paper aims to describe the development of a DCE investigating New Zealanders preferences for community pharmacies.

Former PM Bill English on fixing the health system, Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leading way

English thinks funding is only part of the story – it’s accountability for how that money gets spent that is the challenge.

Hope remains for backtrack on bowel screening: Sir Collin Tukuitonga

The failure of multiple governments to address inequities in bowel cancer screening has led to “the potentially avoidable death of thousands of New Zealanders”, says a New Zealand Medical Journal editorial.

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, notably including 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.