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Media coverage
Number of surgeons being trained falls well short of needs, expert says
RNZ. New Zealand is not training enough surgeons, while also facing significant attrition of the workforce, according to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Read...
Scrapping subsidy sees drastic drop in children getting flu vaccine
NZ Doctor. Far fewer children are getting the flu vaccine this winter, after the removal of funding. The breakdown for ethnicity shows that the vaccination numbers had fallen especially for Māori children. Read...
Improving HPV vaccination to prevent future cancers
NZ Doctor. This article describes how the new Aotearoa Immunisation Register can be used to improve the human papillomavirus vaccination rate. Read...
Commentary
Funding to Māori Health Providers 2018/19 to 2022/23
This report shows information on funding to Māori health providers by the Ministry of Health, Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka whai Ora for the period 2018/19 to 2022/23. This report follows on from our reports in 2017, 2021 and 2022 on the same topic and is part of our monitoring of Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2053.
Wai 2575 Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry
The Waitangi Tribunal’s Health Service and Outcomes Inquiry (Wai 2575) is an inquiry into the Crown’s response to health inequities experienced by Māori.
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Reports and Government Documents
Cabinet Material: Pae Ora Health Strategies
Ministry of Health 2022. This Cabinet paper and attachments include five final drafts, and one provisional draft version (Disabled People Strategy) of the Pae Ora Strategies for improving the health status of New Zealanders. Read...
Interim Government Policy Statement Measures Snapshot Report 2022/23
Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has developed a snapshot report to monitor the progress the health system is making on delivery against the Interim Government Policy Statement on Health 2022–2024 (iGPS). Read...
Costs of alcohol harms in New Zealand: Updating the evidence with recent research
Ministry of Health. The report estimates the gross costs of harms attributable to the consumption of alcohol, including harms to the drinker and others, to the extent that recent local evidence supports confidence in causal attribution and takes a conservative...
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