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
Turbulence at Te Whatu Ora drives spinning narratives
It’s a tricky business working in the health sector. The first trick is figuring out who is in charge. Read more
Health service cuts: ‘New Zealanders are waiting too long’
Patients are facing months of wait-time for elective surgeries, while others are choosing the private route and spending thousands for timely treatment. Read...
Minister Shane Reti defends claim of five-day financial failure at Health NZ
Health New Zealand’s board went from “receiving the level of reporting it needed”, to its financial situation being “suddenly ... quite different” in just five days, Health Minister Shane Reti says. 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
Closed books: restrictions to primary healthcare access in Aotearoa New Zealand—reporting results from a survey across general practices
In Aotearoa New Zealand, primary care is organised by enrolling patients with a primary care provider. However, the benefits of this arrangement are frustrated when providers “close their books” due to insufficient capacity for new patients. Read...
Quantifying and understanding the impact of unmet need on New Zealand general practice
Not getting access to appropriate specialist healthcare is having a significant detrimental effect on patients, health professionals and general practices, a University of Otago report has found.
Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
Government Policy Statement on Health 2024–2027
The Government Policy Statement on Health 2024-27 is the public statement of what the Government expects the health system to deliver and achieve, and how success will be measured, monitored, and reported.
Cabinet and briefing material: Disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority
Cabinet. The Government has committed in its 100-day plan to disestablish the Māori Health Authority. Cabinet directed me to report back in mid-January with legislative options. This paper sets out my proposed approach to disestablishing the Authority. Read...
Cabinet Material: Pae Ora Health Strategies
Ministry of Health 2022. This Cabinet paper and attachments include five final drafts, and one provisional draft version (Disabled People Strategy) of the Pae Ora Strategies for improving the health status of New Zealanders. Read...
Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI