Amid ongoing news coverage of medical staff shortages and drastic changes to Te Whatu Ora leadership, the SMC asked experts to provide an overview of what public healthcare systems need in order to thrive. Read...
Snapshot: Primary and Community Health Services. Read more
The words ‘health crisis’ have been thrown around so often and casually in recent years. It’s usually politicians who’ve been doing the throwing. It’s been used 175 times in Parliament since 2003. Read...
The health system is under intense pressure. Doctors raise the alarm about staff shortages and burnout. Patients share stories of long wait times and delayed diagnoses. Read...
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. Read...
Following its announcement of a major reset, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has appointed four highly experienced health leaders to the roles of regional Deputy Chief Executives. Read...
The University of Auckland (UoA) and University of Otago (UoO) have drawn together an overview of New Zealand’s current medical education system and assessment of future options to address the problems the system faces. This is designed to inform Manatū Hauora...
Health New Zealand's leaked restructure proposal has shone more light on its latest round of job cuts. Read...
We have known for two decades that our general practitioner (GP) workforce is ageing and heading towards retirement, evidenced by annual RNZCGP workforce surveys. This shortfall is exacerbated by GPs working less hours, experiencing increasing burn-out, accentuated...
An expert in health systems says he expects job losses within the leadership team of health agency Te Whatu Ora. Robin Gauld from Otago University's Centre for Health Systems and Technology spoke to Corin Dann. Read...
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