Te Manutukutuku issue 75 [pdf, 7.6 MB]
...system, centred on the creation of district health boards to deliver health care to distinct popula- tions. A new, primary care-focused health system that would deliver care to those who most needed it was declared to be the emphasis of these reforms. Primary health care, often the first port of call for people needing to use health services, was highlighted as key to an effective health system, and ideally should prevent or mitigate the worst effects of health conditions before the...