Health and Disability System Review Panel members who disagreed with chair Heather Simpson say commissioning powers for Māori must be part of implementing the review’s recommendations
Restrict DHBs to hospital management and create integrated care organisations for primary and community care – Allan Moffitt’s alternative to the Simpson report
Resourceful implementation of the proposals in the Health and Disability System Review final report requires total commitment to new ideas, writes nurse educator BarbaraDocherty
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) welcomes the release of the Health and Disability System report, but says that the prioritisation of Hauora Māori is superficial, without a commitment to providing the funding, resourcing, and decision-making authority to support its success
Heather Simpson says she opposes having a Māori Health Authority with full funding and commissioning powers because it would undermine the cohesion of the health system
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management