Update on Health NZ reset
Statement attributable to Margie Apa, Chief executive Health New | Te Whatu Ora. Read more
Dec
2024
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Dec
2024
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Health funding rollercoaster: Can we ring-fence the moolah?
Over the course of this extraordinary year in New Zealand health policy, I’ve sensed an increasing appetite to question one of the fundamental design principles of our health system – how it is funded Read...
Dec
2024
18
Where the health system has met government targets – and where it hasn’t
The public health system is making slow progress on achieving the government's health targets, with three actually getting slightly worse or flat-lining over winter. Read...
Nov
2024
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Key elements and contextual factors that influence successful implementation of large-system transformation initiatives in the New Zealand health system: a realist evaluation
Despite three decades of policy initiatives to improve integration of health care, delivery of health care in New Zealand remains fragmented, and health inequities persist for Māori and other high priority populations. Read...
Nov
2024
18
Managed competition in Aotearoa New Zealand: past experiences and future prospects
This paper considers whether and how managed competition arrangements could be introduced into the Aotearoa health and disability system. Read...
Nov
2024
18
NZ healthcare system superior to those in Sweden and Germany, TWO boss says
New Zealand's healthcare system is outperforming Sweden's, Canada's and Germany's, according to a top-level financial presentation to Te Whatu Ora staff. Read...
Nov
2024
18
Te Whatu Ora Nurses Alarmed By Safe Staffing Pause
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) members employed by Te Whatu Ora are alarmed by Health New Zealand’s plans to pause a key component of its safe staffing programme. Read...
Nov
2024
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Health National Adaptation Plan 2024 – 2027
This first Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) is an important step towards placing health considerations at the forefront of the climate response of Aotearoa New Zealand. Read...
Nov
2024
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Ministry of Health Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024
The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 summarises the Ministry’s progress towards our Strategic Intentions, and reports on our financial and non-financial performance for 2023/24 as required under the Public Finance Act...
Nov
2024
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Otago Uni’s affirmative action ‘a good news story’ for health workforce, study finds
The increasing number of Māori and Pacific students studying medicine and surgery at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is a “good news story”, says a leader in public health. Read...
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.