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.
When prime minister Christopher Luxon criticised doctors for prioritising young Māori and Pasifika patients, he called it a matter of need, not ethnicity. But if healthcare isn’t based on ethnicity, how will we truly capture those with the highest need, ponders Lucy O’Hagan
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.
The coalition government has launched “an attack on science and good medical practice” by directing agencies to downplay ethnicity as a marker of need, say a group of health professionals.
The risk of an increasingly privatised healthcare system is deeply inequitable care, and some fear we could be moving toward a US model
Frances Matthews questions the ‘warehousing’ approach for older adults needing care and suggests an ACC-style scheme might be the answer to funding
Temperatures rising under climate change are putting our youngest increasingly at risk of life-long health problems, scientists warn.
Mental health in Pasifika communities is an urgent but often stigmatised topic, clouded by feelings of taboo, shame, and confusion.
South Seas Healthcare has confirmed it is the practice under threat of closure due to massive clawbacks sought by Te Whatu Ora.
A South Taranaki iwi says Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s decision to axe free rapid antigen tests (RATs) will have a negative impact on the community.
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