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Health care and healing should be holistic and integrated, and be based on treating the whole person and their environment Health promotion and prevention of illness and injury are priorities for health investment. The health care system must be publicly funded to ensure everyone can access healthcare services, regardless of their ability to pay. Support the ongoing implementation of the 1998 Blueprint for Mental Health Services and support continued funding increases to allow the service provision targets in the Blueprint to be met Support programmes which improve the reproductive and sexual health of all people
GPs with special interests should be able to provide a wider range of minor surgery in their clinics [clipdf] Use of public-private partnerships can increase the availability of elective surgery and reduce waiting lists Separating acute and elective service provision can allow efficient delivery of elective services without being disrupted by urgent cases Speed up the medicines approval process by recognising international medicine approvals Doctors, nurses, and other health professionals should be more involved in the planning and operation of the public health system A Long-term health service plan: A 20-year plan can identify the demographic, technology, quality, and safety changes that will affect health services
Commit to incrementally raising spending on health to reach our target goal of 10 percent of GDP Explore options associated with boosting uptake of private health insurance, including the provision of tax rebates for those with private health insurance Establish a Commission of Inquiry into the public health system with the aim of establishing precisely what the public expects of the health system and what the system can deliver Review the number of DHBs to ensure they are appropriate for the demographic demands of health and efficiency of delivery of services Extend free doctors visits and prescriptions to include all primary school-aged children
Commit to the public health model so that it continues to assume the key role in the provision of vital health services Give every New Zealander the chance to get a free standard "Warrant of Fitness" health check-up once a year Expand the development of strategies to reduce non communicable diseases Support effectively targeted cervical, breast, and skin cancer screening programmes, and establish a new prostate cancer screening programme for men Treat child obesity as a parenting issue and use parent education as the first line of attack to reduce obesity rate
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