Reform and counter reform: how sustainable is New Zealand's latest health system restructuring?
Cumming J;Mays N;;
journal of health services research & policy2002Vol. 7 Suppl 1pp. -
205
j2002journalreform
Abstract
New Zealand's health care sector has undergone almost continual restructuring since the early 1980s. In the latest set of reforms, 21 district health boards (DHBs) have been established with responsibility for promoting health, purchasing services for their populations and delivering publicly owned …