Using ethnicity as a proxy for need is supported by local and international research. The government’s decision to get rid of it will mean worse outcomes for Māori and Pacific New Zealanders.
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Multi-patient rooms are the status quo for hospitals in New Zealand. But this breaches best practice for healthcare and infection control protocols, as well as the rights of vulnerable patients.
To meet international guidelines, New Zealand needs to double the workforce that supports people with diabetes. Unless that happens, newly-funded health technologies won’t get to those most in need.
Half of all GP practices in New Zealand have closed their books to new patients. This means people are going on emergency departments for care – with deadly outcomes when it comes to lung cancer.
New Zealand is not unique – health systems in most high-income countries are under stress. But that’s no reason to question the viability of the publicly-funded system in general.
New Zealand’s health system has been plagued by short-term thinking for decades. The latest reforms need to address key issues if the government wants to future proof our key health services.
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Tim Tenbensel is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Health Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Executive Dean, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Law, John and Marylyn Mayo Chair in Health Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Hauora Māori, University of Otago