Health and Disability System Review

Episode 7 of System Fix is out now, featuring a look back at early reaction to the super-sized DHBs and Health NZ

Tier 1 sector changes have been delayed until later in the Government’s health reform agenda, reversing earlier plans 

Māori healthcare providers are disappointed a highly anticipated government announcement at Waitangi of an empowered Māori health authority failed to materialise 

Episode 1 of System Fix, a podcast looking at changes aiming to transform the health system, is out now

Māori health and proposed Māori Health Authority were up for discussion in the second of New Zealand Doctor’s Popcorn Panels 

A petition has been launched by the Ōpōtiki community calling for the Government to adopt the “alternate view” published in the final report of the Health and Disability System Review and create a Māori Health Authority with full commissioning rights 

The Health and Disability System Review panel’s vision for community-based services includes more integration, a funding ringfence and fewer DHBs. Jonathan Chilton-Towle asks what, if anything, it means for the pharmacy sector 

The Health and Disability System Review panel’s vision for community-based services includes more integration, a funding ringfence and fewer DHBs. Jonathan Chilton-Towle asks what, if anything, it means for the pharmacy sector 

Health and Disability System Review Panel members who disagreed with chair Heather Simpson say commissioning powers for Māori must be part of implementing the review’s recommendations 

Heather Simpson says she opposes having a Māori Health Authority with full funding and commissioning powers because it would undermine the cohesion of the health system