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...
Not getting access to appropriate specialist healthcare is having a significant detrimental effect on patients, health professionals and general practices, a University of Otago report has found.
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.
Vote Health ('the Vote'), $29,637 million in 2024/25, is a significant public investment in the wellbeing of New Zealanders and their families.
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...
1News. The cost of junior doctors doing extra hours to plug workforce shortages has skyrocketed to more than $70 million a year. What does this mean for New Zealand and what is sustainable in the Aotearoa context... Read...
New Zealand Doctor. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 established Health New Zealand—Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) as a Crown Agent in July 2022. This review of Te Whatu Ora give an exposition of the health system in New Zealand, its progress, challenges and...
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things....
New Zealand Doctor. Numerous changes have been implemented in the health system space of New Zealand since the establishment of Te Whatu Ora 2 years ago. Existing contracts between Te Whatu Ora and Primary Health Organisations in New Zealand face uncertainties and...
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