A recently released report by the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Health Reform Implementation (MAC report), High-level assessment to support future focused health reform implementation assessed activity underway across the health system, designed to drive improved health outcomes for New Zealanders. The report recognised that whilst some progress has been made, there are critical areas that need to be prioritised and monitored to ensure that tangible improvements are being made.
The Director-General of Health has released a briefing to the Minister of Health which responds to the points raised in the MAC report. The Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora accept the key points in the MAC report and recognise that structural reform is largely complete, with continued progress being made across the sector. However, there remains much work to operationalise and embed changes, and to plan for true system transformation.
The briefing can be found here:
