New Zealand Healthcare System

Aotearoa New
Zealand Healthcare
System
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1. INTRODUCTION
• Different countries have adopted a
healthcare framework based on the needs
of the people as well as the capacity of the
government to meet these needs (Health
Quality & Safety Commission, 2018).
• This presentation provides a critical review
of the healthcare system in New Zealand
and highlights a comparison to the

2. Historical Overview
• The healthcare system in New Zealand could be traced back to
the 1980’s
• Healthcare system is funded by the collected revenue from the
public and corporate activities.
• The healthcare management is under the leadership of the
Ministry of Health with a planning and funding board from 20
districts.
• Today, the country enjoys a high level of healthcare equality and
accessibility (Health Quality & Safety Commission, 2017b).
• In India healthcare policies have been tailored to foster equality
and accessibility over the years; however, the key milestones
have not been attained (Kasthuri, 2018).

3. Organization and
Governance• The healthcare system in New Zealand is majorly supported
through public funding with significant help from private non-
governmental organizations.
• The advisory body in health affairs remains to the Ministry of
Health (Pegasus, 2018; Health Quality & Safety Commission, 2017a).
• Twenty health boards from each district are responsible for
planning and healthcare implementation.
• On the other hand, in India, healthcare responsibility is
disseminated to specific states through the help of the federal
government (Kasthuri, 2018).
• The national government in India, as seen in New Zealand, is
equally responsible for policy enactment, coordination, planning,
monitoring, and evaluation.

4. Primary Healthcare
• The primary healthcare services are offered through primary
health organizations (PHOs), which receive their funding based
on the number of consumers they have in their system (MOH,
2012c).
• The quality of PHOs services is monitored by the Office of Health
and Disability Commissioner (Health Quality & Safety Commission,
2018).
• When it comes to India, primary health is mandate of the public
sector where the primary health centers are owned and managed
by the state governments.
• In India, the states depend on the data collected by the HMIS to
determine the funding and capacity of the Primary Healthcare
Centers (PHCs) (Growth Analysis, 2013).

5. Secondary
Healthcare• Secondary healthcare in New Zealand is provided by the district
health centers and managed by the District Health Boards
(DHBs).
• Some critical services are contracted to enhance the quality of
outcomes, for example, mental health and aged care (Gauld &
Horsburgh, 2018).
• In India, the facilities could be divided into public and private,
which are also mandated with responsibility of offering secondary
care.
• Community health centers and district healthcare hospitals in
India offer secondary care (Kasthuri, 2018).