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
Culturally intolerable’ for nurses not to speak English? Or ‘racist’ to insist?
From "emboldening racists" to being "disrespected and excluded" - it seems everyone had an opinion on what language nurses in New Zealand hospitals should be speaking. Read...
How did Health NZ go from $500 million of savings to a $1 billion hole?
A watchdog said Health New Zealand's financial reporting had improved significantly just weeks before a huge deficit came to light. Read more
ACC announces $7.2 billion deficit
The Accident Compensation Corporation slumped to a $7.2 billion full-year deficit, as the scheme blames court decisions for expanding its boundaries, and as it expects higher costs. Read...
Commentary
Experts sceptical health targets can be met without extra funding
Health Minister Shane Reti has unveiled his prescription for achieving the government's five major health targets within the existing budget - but some experts remain sceptical that it can be done. Read...
10 fixes for a sustainable health system
Health has been in the headlines recently, for all the wrong reasons. It would be easy to shrug your shoulders and assume that it’s all too complicated and that nothing much can be done. Read...
Shaky grounds for Te Whatu Ora cost-cutting
Shaky grounds for Te Whatu Ora cost-cutting read more
Academic Literature
Proceedings of the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waitematā, University of Auckland and AUT Collaborative Research Symposium 2024
Proceedings of the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, University of Auckland and AUT Collaborative Research Symposium 2024. Read...
Key elements and contextual factors that influence successful implementation of large-system transformation initiatives in the New Zealand health system: a realist evaluation
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...
Managed competition in Aotearoa New Zealand: past experiences and future prospects
This paper considers whether and how managed competition arrangements could be introduced into the Aotearoa health and disability system. Read...
Legislation and Parliament
2024/25 Estimates for Vote Health
2024/25 Estimates for Vote Health. Read more
Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Bill
New Zealand government 2024. This Bill disestablishes the Māori Health Authority, giving effect to the coalition Government’s policy commitment in its 100-day plan. Read...
Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the public funding and provision of services in order to—
(a) protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders; and
(b) achieve equity in health outcomes among New Zealand’s population groups, including by striving to eliminate health disparities, in particular for Māori; and
(c) build towards pae ora (healthy futures) for all New Zealanders.
Reports and Government Documents
Quarterly Performance Report
This report summarises performance during quarter four (1 April – 30 June 2024) and is the last against expectations set out in the Interim New Zealand Health Plan | Te Pae Tata and the 2023/24 Statement of Performance Expectations. Read...
Annual Report: ACC supports 2 million new claims in 50th year
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...
Health NZ Financial Reporting from FY 2023/24
Health NZ has elected to proactively release documents (including financial reports, briefings, aide mémoires and letters) to provide additional transparency around matters related to Health NZ’s financial performance. Read...
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