Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38618773›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2023

New Zealand

Adeel Akmal, Nataliya Podgorodnichenko, Robin Gauld, Tim Stokes

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Article in International journal of health policy and management, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. 'The Difficulty of Diagnosis Compromises Patient Care for People With Endometriosis': Interview Study With Aotearoa New Zealand General Practitioners.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adeel AkmalDepartment of General Practice and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-9235-9226
Nataliya PodgorodnichenkoDBA Programme, Otago Business School, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1705-0501
Robin GauldDepartment of Management, Otago Business School, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-5401-1192
Tim StokesDepartment of General Practice and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1127-1952

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe New Zealand (NZ)

methodsThe evaluation was informed by Beer's viable system model (VSM). A qualitative exploratory design with semi-structured interviews and documents analysis using thematic analysis was used. We conducted 28 interviews with senior healthcare managers and reviewed over 300 official documents and news analyses.

resultsThe VSM posits that for a system to be viable, all its five sub-systems (operations; co-ordination; operational control; development and governance) need to be strong. Our analysis suggests that the health reforms, despite their strengths, do not satisfy this requirement. The reforms do appreciate the complexity of the healthcare environment: multiple stakeholders, social inequalities, interdependencies. However, our analysis suggests a severe lack of detail regarding the implementation and operationalisation of the reforms. Furthermore, resourcing and coordination within the reformed system is also unclear.

conclusionThe health system reforms may not lead to a viable future NZ health system. Poor communication of the reform implementation and operationalisation will likely result in system failure and inhibit the ability of frontline health organisations to deliver care.

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Health Care ReformNew ZealandQualitative ResearchHealth PolicyHealth ReformsQualitative ResearchViable System Model

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PMID38618773
PMCPMC10843487

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