General Practice New Zealand
04 473 9166
admin@gpnz.org.nz
PO Box 8082, The Terrace, Wellington 6143
Strategic Leadership
New Zealand faces immediate and critical challenges in sustaining an affordable, effective, safe and equitable health service in the face of financial constraints, demographic changes, escalating costs and workforce shortages.
The status quo in how health care is delivered is considered to be untenable and it is generally accepted that models of care, service delivery and health service funding will need to change significantly.
General Practice New Zealand is well positioned to play a key role in this change. We have a track record in strategic leadership and our members have significant clinical and management capacity, experience and expertise.
Many GPNZ member networks are involved in “Better, Sooner, More Convenient” (BSMC) initiatives and are already undertaking transformational change. Their thinking, experience and willingness to innovate provide a platform from which we will develop effective and sustainable service, funding and workforce models.
GPNZ believes in the power of partnership and works closely with a number of strategic partners including the Ministry of Health (including the National Health Board, National Health IT Board, and Health Workforce New Zealand) as well as the Health Quality and Safety Commission and other government agencies. GPNZ is frequently consulted on matters pertaining to general practice and primary care service planning and delivery.
Integrated services, led by clinicians and delivered by multi-disciplinary health professional teams, are better coordinated and more effective for patients. GPNZ recognises the importance of multi-disciplinary team work and actively pursues strategic partnerships with national organisations representing the interests of multi-disciplinary team members.