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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
Health NZ scraps Code Black alert for emergency departments in crisis
Health New Zealand has scrapped the highest Code Black alert used by some emergency departments to show when they are critically overcrowded or understaffed. Read...
NZ Health System Stress Placing Unsustainable Pressure On Pharmacy Sector & Impacting Patient Care
The stress within New Zealand’s health system is placing unsustainable pressure on our pharmacy sector and impacting negatively on patient care according to a workforce survey conducted by the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ). Read...
Redesigned Ministry of Health website now live
“I am excited about the experience our redesigned website offers to people looking for information on our website,” says Sarah Turner, Deputy Director-General Government and Executive Services at Ministry of Health. Read...
Commentary
Ministry of Health Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024
The Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 sets out who we are and what we do, how we manage our business, our financial statements and statement of service performance as specified in Vote Health – Main Estimates of Appropriation 2023/24 and (where updated) in Vote Health – Supplementary Estimates of Appropriation 2023/24.
Strategic Intentions 2024–2028 Ko ngā Takune-ā-Rautaki 2024–2028
The document sets out the Ministry’s own strategic focus, functions and priorities aligned and contributing to, but distinct from those of the Government.
MEMORANDUM-DIRECTIONS OF JUDGE D STONE CONCERNING NEXT STEPS IN THE TE AKA WHAI ORA PRIORITY INQUIRY
This memorandum-directions confirms next steps regarding the priority inquiry into the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora (the Maaori Health Authority).
Academic Literature
The primary care workforce crisis: defining the problems and finding solutions
We have known for two decades that our general practitioner (GP) workforce is ageing and heading towards retirement, evidenced by annual RNZCGP workforce surveys. This shortfall is exacerbated by GPs working less hours, experiencing increasing burnout read...
Implementing new forms of collaboration and participation in primary health care: leveraging past learnings to inform future initiatives
Within primary health care policy, there is an increasing focus on enhancing involvement with secondary health care, social care services and communities. Yet, translating these expectations into tangible changes frequently encounters significant obstacles. Read...
The ownership elephant is becoming a mammoth: a policy focus on ownership is needed to transform Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system
Explicit government policy about ownership of health services is an important yet missing element in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system. Policy has not systematically addressed ownership as a health system policy tool since the late 1930s. Read...
Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
Snapshot: Primary and Community Health Services
Snapshot: Primary and Community Health Services. Read more
Health New Zealand releases report into Equity Adjustor Tools
An independent review panel has released their report into two waitlist prioritisation tools initiated by Health New Zealand’s Te Toku Tumai Auckland, and Southern Region. Read...
Report findings see potential for Allied Health professions to improve population health outcomes
In 2023 the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer convened Sector Reference Groups (SRGs) for 14 allied health professions. Each SRG was composed of a wide range of representatives from across the sector, including employers, employees, unions, regulators and...
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