Medical care
Alternative labels
Medical policy
Medical research
Medicine
Discussion paper
Precision health: exploring opportunities and challenges to predict, prevent, diagnose, and treat disease more precisely in Aotearoa New Zealand
Precision health is an exciting and rapidly developing field that holds the potential to significantly improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, whānau and communities across Aotearoa. The Ministry of Health wants to hear about the opportunities and challenges that exist now and into the future, and what areas might be suitable for case studies...
Report
Shining a light: radiotherapy cancer treatment in Australia
This white paper highlights the most significant obstacles to accessing radiotherapy cancer care in Australia including access, awareness, and financial burden; and provides three evidence-based recommendations to improve utilisation of radiotherapy and health outcomes for Australians living with cancer.
Report
Antimicrobial resistance: the silent global pandemic
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious global public health threats of the 21st Century. This paper argues that now is the time for strong and sustained action on antimicrobial resistance, as this may well be the cause of the next global pandemic.
Report
The roadmap to telehealth efficacy: care, health, and digital equities
In this paper, the authors propose flexibilities within the current health care system that accommodate the changes imposed by new technologies, as well as continued government incentives to drive more competitive options and alternatives for health care delivery.
Report
Australia’s data-enabled research future: health and medical sciences
This report argues that in order to capitalise on the opportunities to improve health and make use of the ever-increasing volume of health data, Australia must develop an environment that enables the safe and secure use of patient data for legitimate research purposes – balanced with protecting the rights and interests of individuals.