title: Radical reforms for primary health care in New Zealand.
abstract: Financial, social and political forces have combined to produce radical reforms in New Zealand's health system. These are characterized by decentralized management; the integration of services that have traditionally been kept separate, such as the hospital and the community, and public and personal health; and focusing on the population rather than institutions as the basis of the system. These changes are accompanied by a shift of emphasis from secondary towards primary health care.
authors.affiliation: University of Otago, New Zealand.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malcolm
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care