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Annual Report: ACC supports 2 million new claims in 50th year

3 Nov 2024

Our Annual Report shows we accepted 2.04 million new injury claims in 2023/24, supported injured people with over $4 billion of treatment and rehabilitation services, and paid almost $3 billion of compensation payments. Read more

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Does access to medicines differ from access to healthcare? Experiences of barriers to medicines access by people facing social disadvantage

Levesque et al.’s widely-cited five dimensional model of access to healthcare has been used in a variety of contexts, including access to medicines.

Decolonising outcome measurement: a systematic review of health and wellbeing measures for Māori

The objective of the study is to conduct a systematic review and methodological quality appraisal on studies reporting the development of health and wellbeing outcome measures for Māori (Indigenous people of New Zealand), identify common features and processes, and critically appraise the measures using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN).

Prominent medical bodies call for release of delayed gender affirming healthcare guidelines

Prominent medical bodies are calling on the government to allow the release of updated gender affirming healthcare guidelines after a small section on puberty blockers caused it to be delayed.

Key issues

HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS

Covering developments in the provision, funding and organisation of health care services.

EQUITY

Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.

DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS

Covering prescription medicines and medical devices.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Focusing on efforts to promote health and prevent disease through social and economic interventions.

DIGITAL HEALTH

Exploring the potential digital transformation to provide a more connected and accessible health system.

TE TIRITI

Monitoring how the health reforms and the performance of the health sector uphold Te Tiriti obligations.