LIANZA Health SIG – submission to Health and Disability System Review

LIANZA Health SIG has made a submission to the Ministry of Health’s Health and Disability System Review. The review was announced by the Minister of Health, David Clark in August, 2018.

A review panel  was established and has been gathering initial feedback from a wide range of health and disability sector participants around the country. The review panel chair, Heather Simpson explains that the focus of this review is to ensure that recommendations for change which will improve the equity of outcomes. ‘We are also charged with looking to the future to ensure that the system is able to meet the technological, demographic, workforce and other challenges that will confront the system over the coming years’.

There are two opportunities for submissions to this review. Phase 1 submissions can be made online at https://systemreview.citizenspace.com/review/health-and-disability-system-review/ by May 31 or you can submit a written submission to systemreview@moh.govt.nz

The submission has been sent to LIANZA Health SIG members who are also encouraged to make their own submissions by May 31. There will also be an opportunity to provide feedback on the interim report due to be completed in August 2019.

Many thanks to the following people for their work on the LIANZA Health SIG submission; Megan Clark, Peter Murgatroyd, Janet Arnet, Maryann Cowgill, Julie Milne and Raewyn Adams.