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Barriers to workforce change in primary care
3 September 2008
Taskforce proposes measures to
address barriers to workforce change in primary care
In a report released today, a twelve-member taskforce
recommended five measures to address barriers to the
effective use of the primary health care workforce.
The Workforce Taskforce’s report to the Minister of Health outlined proposals to:
- review funding to enable innovation
- resolve issues of capital investment for the providers of primary health care
- provide professional leadership and governance
- improve training in primary health care, and
- develop a consistent national framework and programme for continuous quality assessment and improvement
“The recommendations complement
initiatives that we, the Ministry of Health and district
health boards, are already implementing to make best use of
the current workforce and improve the delivery of primary
health care services,” Health Minister David Cunliffe
said.
“These are part of a wider set of measures to help us to respond to emerging challenges such as the increased incidence of chronic disease, an ageing population and increasing mobility of health professionals.”
The Workforce Taskforce’s report “Working Together for Better Primary Health Care” is available on the Ministry of Health’s website: http://www.moh.govt.nz.
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