Health Services and Systems
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Covering developments in the provision, funding and organisation of health care services, including the recent restructuring of Aotearoa’s health system.
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Media coverage
NZ Health System Stress Placing Unsustainable Pressure On Pharmacy Sector & Impacting Patient Care
The stress within New Zealand’s health system is placing unsustainable pressure on our pharmacy sector and impacting negatively on patient care according to a workforce survey conducted by the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ). Read...
Redesigned Ministry of Health website now live
“I am excited about the experience our redesigned website offers to people looking for information on our website,” says Sarah Turner, Deputy Director-General Government and Executive Services at Ministry of Health. Read...
Turbulence at Te Whatu Ora drives spinning narratives
It’s a tricky business working in the health sector. The first trick is figuring out who is in charge. Read more
Commentary
System Fix with Barbara Fountain
System Fix with Barbara Fountain. Read more
Power plays create health policy whiplash
Unexpected policy reversals, the axing of Te Aka Whai Ora and a new commissioner to replace the board of Te Whatu Ora – change in health is happening so fast the sector is reeling. Read...
Academic Literature
Implementing new forms of collaboration and participation in primary health care: leveraging past learnings to inform future initiatives
Within primary health care policy, there is an increasing focus on enhancing involvement with secondary health care, social care services and communities. Yet, translating these expectations into tangible changes frequently encounters significant obstacles. Read...
The ownership elephant is becoming a mammoth: a policy focus on ownership is needed to transform Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system
Explicit government policy about ownership of health services is an important yet missing element in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system. Policy has not systematically addressed ownership as a health system policy tool since the late 1930s. Read...
Closed books: restrictions to primary healthcare access in Aotearoa New Zealand—reporting results from a survey across general practices
In Aotearoa New Zealand, primary care is organised by enrolling patients with a primary care provider. However, the benefits of this arrangement are frustrated when providers “close their books” due to insufficient capacity for new patients. Read...
Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
Health New Zealand releases report into Equity Adjustor Tools
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. Read...
Report findings see potential for Allied Health professions to improve population health outcomes
In 2023 the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer convened Sector Reference Groups (SRGs) for 14 allied health professions. Each SRG was composed of a wide range of representatives from across the sector, including employers, employees, unions, regulators and...
Government Policy Statement on Health 2024–2027
The Government Policy Statement on Health 2024-27 is the public statement of what the Government expects the health system to deliver and achieve, and how success will be measured, monitored, and reported.
Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI