New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy

The New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy
Discussion Document

Date of publication: July 2000

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Foreword
This discussion document sets in place a systematic and informed approach to the future provision and funding of palliative care services. The strategy seeks to ensure that people who are dying and their family/whänau have access to all the essential services, and that they are provided in a co-ordinated and culturally appropriate way. The strategy also seeks to build on current service arrangements.

The health and disability sector is currently being reconfigured to increase local decision-making and improve the responsiveness of health funders and providers to their communities. In order to guide this reconfiguration, two strategies are under development: the New Zealand Health Strategy, and the New Zealand Disability Strategy. The Palliative Care Strategy will be implemented within the broader framework of these two strategies.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those involved with the delivery of palliative care services. There is a significant amount of work that needs to be undertaken in order to implement the vision and strategies outlined in this document. I look forward to your continued involvement and enthusiasm in carrying forward the vision outlined here.

This document is for discussion with the palliative care reference group, the health and disability sector and the wider public; a final document will then be published. I encourage you to respond. Section 4 shows how you may do this.

Hon Annette King
Minister of Health

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