New Zealand’s Journey towards People-Centred Care

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Published: Mar 31, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5750/ijpcm.v2i1.178
Keywords:
Center of call health systems illness individuals people-centered care person-centered medicine populations primary care wellbeing

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Pat Neuwelt
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Don Matheson
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

The choice of words such as consumer, patient, person or people to describe the elemental relationship in health systems has a bearing on the goals that health systems are trying to achieve.  In particular, to engage in a person- centred discussion, in the absence of recognition of the impact on population health, risks losing sight of the fact that health and the access to healthcare is a fundamental human right. The “centre of care” is a contested space, with multiple elements of health systems usurping the position of people as the “centre” of healthcare activity.  Four recent health reforms in New Zealand have impacted on people-centred care. The most recent reform, “Whanau Ora” is a radical re-conceptualisation of health and social support with families occupying the central role.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012)
Section
Making progress in people-centered care: country experiences

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