The silence of a policy void

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The silence of a policy void

17 August 2022

Vanessa Weenink

Wednesday 17 August 2022, 12:45 AM

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In one scenario, digital technologies replace face-to-face and resource-intensive, in-person modes of care [image: Everythingpossible on iStock]

Don Matheson, Johanna Reidy and Rawiri Keenan say the health reforms have not presented a coherent vision for primary and community care. In this, the first of two articles, they fill in some gaps in a bid to spark policy discussion

The health reforms in Aotearoa New Zealand have been far too quiet on the policy direction planned for primary healthcare. This silence ignores th

Health reform

COVID-19

Primary Care

Māori Health

Health IT

References

Matheson D, Reidy J, Keenan R. Bringing primary health and community care in from the cold in the New Zealand health reforms? Tracing reform recommendations to budgets and structures. J Prim Health Care 2022; forthcoming.
Huston P, Campbell J, Russell G, et al. COVID-19 and primary care in six countries. BJGP Open 2020;4(4). DOI:10.3399/bjgpopen20X101128
Haggerty JL, Reid RJ, Freeman GK, et al. Continuity of care: a multidisciplinary review. BMJ 2003;327(7425):1219–1221. DOI:10.1136/bmj.327.7425.1219
Hansen AH, Halvorsen PA, Aaraas IJ, et al. Continuity of GP care is related to reduced specialist healthcare use: a cross-sectional survey. Br J Gen Pract 2013;63(612):482–489. DOI:10.3399/bjgp13X669202
Hirpa M, Woreta T, Addis H, et al. What matters to patients? A timely question for value-based care. PLoS One 2020;15(7):e0227845. DOI:10.1371journal.pone.0227845

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