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+Undoctored Media release from the New Zealand Aged Care Association Wednesday 5 May 2021, 08:42 AM 1 minute to Read At today’s parliamentary Health Select Committee, the New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) called on government to urgently fund pay parity for registered nurses in the sector with their counterparts in public hospitals. Presenting a petition of 15,000 signatures backing ‘Fair Pay for Aged Care Nurses’, Simon Wallace, Chief Executive of the NZACA said the Gover...

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Audrey Young: Labours manifesto now has the teeth it lacked last term 29 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern emerges from her home on election night having secured an outright majority. Photo / Jackson Meecham Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern emerges from her home on election night having secured an outright majority. Photo / Jackson Meecham OPINION: The implementation of Labours manifesto this term is so much simpler with a clear majority than it was last term in a ...

It is rare to get excited about institutional reform, but the government's announcement of wholesale changes to the health system has the potential to be...

It is rare to get excited about institutional reform, but the government’s announcement of wholesale changes to the health system has the potential to be transformative. The restructure comes in response to last year’s Health and Disability System review. Among other changes, it will create a centralised organisation, Health NZ, which will replace 20 district health boards and take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the health system. The new system will be akin to the UK’s Nat...

The authority will be able to commission primary health services and make joint decisions with a newly created centralised health agency. It’s a simple idea, and one with radically transformative potential. But it’s not new. In 2019, the Waitangi Tribunal found consistent Crown failure in the health care and well-being of Māori. It recommended establishing an independent authority to oversee Māori primary health services. The government’s announcement responds to a 2020 Health and Disa...

The Conversation: No one is mourning the end of DHBs, but rebuilding trust in the system wont be easy 23 Apr, 2021 08:03 AM 5 minutes to read All of New Zealands 20 district health boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed. All of New Zealands 20 district health boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed. NZ Herald...

This week’s announcement that all district health boards (DHBs) would be abolished and replaced with a centralised health agency took a lot of people by surprise. Most key health sector interest groups appear to support the proposed agency, provisionally known as Health NZ. But the Labour government has created some very high expectations, and the hard work of making this new structure work now begins in earnest. Running through the reform proposal is a strong emphasis on collaborative rela...

Date Time Share No one is mourning end of district health boards, but rebuilding trust in system won’t be easy This week’s announcement that all district health boards (DHBs) would be abolished and replaced with a centralised health agency took a lot of people by surprise. Author Associate Professor, Health Policy, University of Auckland Most key health sector interest groups appear to support the proposed agency, provisionally known as Health NZ. But the Labour government has create...

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