Equity
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Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI; and how interventions, policy and the health system overall can contribute to such groups attaining an equitable health status.
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Media coverage
Aged care crisis: Too few beds, rising costs and a failing health system
Rest home-level care is increasingly unaffordable for ageing NZers, yet with the numbers in need set to soar, the sums don’t add up for providing more beds.
Claws out as Pacific providers face COVID funding clawbacks
Te Whatu Ora is accused of destroying its relationship with Pacific healthcare providers by retrospectively auditing funding provided during the COVID-19 response in south Auckland.
Fears of privatisation by stealth in an overwhelmed healthcare system
The risk of an increasingly privatised healthcare system is deeply inequitable care, and some fear we could be moving toward a US model
Commentary
Aged care focus needs shift to patient rights, not profit
Frances Matthews questions the ‘warehousing’ approach for older adults needing care and suggests an ACC-style scheme might be the answer to funding
MEMORANDUM-DIRECTIONS OF JUDGE D STONE CONCERNING NEXT STEPS IN THE TE AKA WHAI ORA PRIORITY INQUIRY
This memorandum-directions confirms next steps regarding the priority inquiry into the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora (the Maaori Health Authority).
Ngā tauira o te hauora Māori | Māori health models
Māori health models are based on a holistic view of wellness.
Academic Literature
Barriers to and Recommendations for Equitable Access to Healthcare for Migrants and Refugees in Aotearoa, New Zealand: An Integrative Review
The health system in Aotearoa New Zealand is predicated on equity in access to health services as a fundamental objective yet barriers to equitable access for migrant and refugees continue to exist.
Seen and unseen work: the intensity of service provision for individuals with type 2 diabetes in a high-needs population
Funding and sustainability of primary healthcare are urgent priorities to address if the recent health reforms are to achieve equitable health outcomes for all New Zealanders.
The real racist tools were in media not health
There’s been a deluge of coverage about inequities in the health system and whether a new tool to help fix them is fair.
Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
Health Status Report
This is the first time Health New Zealand l Te Whatu Ora has published this report, a nationwide picture of the population’s health.
Response to the Ministerial Advisory Committe on Health Reform Implementation Report
This briefing provides the response of the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority to the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Health Reform Implementation (the MAC) report High-level assessment to support future focused health reform implementation of November 2023 (the MAC report), and a proposal to disestablish the MAC.
Ao Mai te Rā | The Anti-Racism Kaupapa
The Ministry of Health has outlined a commitment to addressing racism and discrimination in all forms, this is reflected as an outcome
Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
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