Government spending on health services is a large part of political debate, not least at Budget time. That is because it involves big numbers and because it is such a personal matter of interest for so many of us who use or work in the health services.
It often seems that the Government (whichever party is in power) is spending more but either on the wrong things, or in the wrong way, or inefficiently. Probably all three are wrong most of the time.
The Government has recently announced its plan to modernise the regulation of medicines and medical devices by replacing the Medicines Act 1981 with a new Medical Products Bill (Bill). Read...
Proceedings of the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, University of Auckland and AUT Collaborative Research Symposium 2024. Read...
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...
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI
