A specialist locum who has been working in the Far North for nearly a decade had his clinic cancelled by Health New Zealand with no warning - and no plan to support his 100 patients.
Telehealth has been touted as one solution to New Zealand’s ongoing health-care crisis, which is particularly stark in rural regions.
New Zealanders looking after disabled family members say the long hours and lack of support is pushing them to the brink.
Doctors working in rural communities say their patients are dying at higher rates from preventable causes simply because of where they live.
An independent review panel has released their report into two waitlist prioritisation tools initiated by Health New Zealand’s Te Toku Tumai Auckland, and Southern Region.
The equity adjustor tool should remain in place while ways are found to improve its utility, says specialist GP and former Te Aka Whai Ora clinical director Rawiri McKree Jansen.
This is a report on the evaluation of two separate tools used in the process of waitlist prioritisation in Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora.
A key objective for this research was for its findings to inform workforce development strategies that will achieve equity for Māori and Pacific peoples with Type 2 Diabetes and other long-term conditions.
An independent review panel has released their report into two waitlist prioritisation tools initiated by Health New Zealand’s Te Toku Tumai Auckland, and Southern Region.
A new virtual Centre for Rural Health cements the University of Otago’s place as a leader in rural health education and research.
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI