NZ Doctor
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.
Both tools included a range of parameters including clinical speciality, days already waited, socioeconomic deprivation, geographic area and ethnic group.
The tools were implemented as part of a range of initiatives to manage planned care during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation of the tools began in August 2023 and was carried out by an expert panel independently chaired by Professor Rod Jackson.