Health and Disability System Review

The Māori health authority proposed in the Simpson review is not empowered, has “little more than an advisory role” on equity issues, and carries a commissioning budget of less than $23 million, say dissenting panel members and advisory experts 

Unprecedented changes to the way the New Zealand health system is organised are coming and pharmacists need to be involved at the top levels where decisions are made

Fewer DHBs, PHOs no longer compulsory and DHBs managing primary care networks – these are among the recommendations out today in the Simpson report that could now lead to the biggest shake up in the health sector in a generation

 New Zealand can’t afford the luxury of the health system taking a long time to change, says Heather Simpson