Despite widespread acknowledgement of its underfunding, primary care continues to receive minimal Budget increases, leaving advocates frustrated and questioning where the responsibility lies. Read...
RNZ. An ACC lawyer and advocate is taking legal action against ACC, saying injured claimants are losing jobs and homes while they wait more than six months to have disputed decisions reviewed and resolved. Read...
NZ Herald. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has implemented a recruitment pause on all hospital roles that are not patient-facing and all public health roles that are not community-facing, as it attempts to bring down an overspend. Read...
RNZ. The $170,000 spent on locums to staff Porirua's after hours service each month would be better spent employing permanent doctors, the junior doctors' union says. Read...
The budget will keep the public health sectors lights on, barely, and does not address increasing unmet need, longer waiting lists and over-stretched staff.
NZ Doctor. The capitation increase for 1 July is still unconfirmed, frustrated capitation uplift working group members were told. Read...
NZ Doctor. Health economist Paula Lorgelly says many Kiwis who were expecting more funding for new cancer drugs and for Pharmac will be sadly disappointed by Budget 2024, which she sees as underwhelming. Read...
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
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Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
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