Radical reforms for primary health care in New Zealand.
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.
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University of Otago, New Zealand.
D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care