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- Type 1
As economic pressures play havoc with the NHS and require that a significant amount of thought be put into how it will operate in the future, a perfect storm has been brewing in the southern hemisphere.
While the New Zealand health system does not face as many financial challenges as some health systems in the northern hemisphere, it is on the brink of a demographically driven event that will do more indirect damage than the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.
The New Zealand health system relies heavily on a private-public partnership between the broader health system and general practice, which is dominated by small to medium businesses that play a reactive role to patient demands outside the hospital system.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2013/mar/06/nhs-learn-new-zealand-reforms
While the New Zealand health system does not face as many financial challenges as some health systems in the northern hemisphere, it is on the brink of a demographically driven event that will do more indirect damage than the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.
The New Zealand health system relies heavily on a private-public partnership between the broader health system and general practice, which is dominated by small to medium businesses that play a reactive role to patient demands outside the hospital system.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2013/mar/06/nhs-learn-new-zealand-reforms