New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 198

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✨ Government Policy Announcements

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 198

My government will increase funding for elective surgery. It is our objective to establish maximum waiting times for treatment.

The remnants of the failed attempt to commercialise the public health system will be removed. The Health Funding Authority will be abolished. Majority-elected boards will oversee the provision of the public health services. The emphasis will be changed to one of co-operation, not competition, in the provision of health services.

My government will place special emphasis on the health needs of women, older people, rural dwellers, and Maori.

The national cervical screening programme will be retained and its scope and effectiveness enhanced. The national breast screening programme will be extended to women with specific risk factors. Maternity services will remain free.

My government will subsidize the cost of influenza vaccination for older people. Programmes to combat elder abuse will be supported. Caregivers will have access to respite care and day care services. By the end of this term legislation will have been introduced to remove asset-testing on those assessed as needing long stay geriatric care.

For rural areas there will be a new rural health premium to enable the retention of rural health services. District health boards will be required to have transport and accommodation policies for patients and their families. A rural general practice support scheme will be created.

It is crucial that the gaps in health status between Maori and Pakeha are closed. Special attention needs to be paid to improve mental health services for Maori. My government will work alongside health services aimed at improving overall wellbeing. The key issues for rangatahi Maori will be addressed in a holistic way.

These measures will be structured around an overall programme of capacity assessment and capacity building which will be central to closing the gaps in a way consistent with Treaty obligations.

Closing the gaps for Maori and improving the nation’s overall health status means tackling the poverty and associated illnesses which have reappeared in New Zealand in the 1990s.

That is one of the reasons why my government will restore income-related rents for state housing. Low income state tenants will pay no more than 25 per cent of their income in rent. Social allocation of state housing based on need will be reintroduced and the state house building and acquisition programme will be expanded.

These moves will, over time, reduce the pressure on the low income end of the private rental market thus reducing the rate of increase in spending on the accommodation supplement going to that sector.

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🏛️ Government Policy Initiatives (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsElective surgery, Health system, Health Funding Authority, Women's health, Older people, Rural health, Maori health, Cervical screening, Breast screening, Maternity services, Influenza vaccination, Elder abuse, Respite care, Long stay geriatric care, Rural health premium, District health boards, Rural general practice, Maori wellbeing, Treaty obligations, Poverty, State housing, Income-related rents, Social allocation, State house building

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