The
New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA), the peak
membership body for the aged residential care sector, has
welcomed the New Zealand Health Strategy and Road Map that
was released by Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman this
week.
"New Zealand faces many challenges with an
ageing population, and the new Health Strategy shows that it
will have a real focus on support for older people with high
and complex needs”, says NZACA Chief Executive Simon
Wallace.
"We share the Minister of Health's
ambition of a people-focused health system, where care is
co-ordinated around the individual, says Mr Wallace.
The NZACA is participating in the development of the
Health of Older People (HOP) Strategy that will flow on from
the NZ Health Strategy.
“We are looking forward to
working with the Government and officials on implementing
both the Road Map and the HOP strategy when it is
released”, says Mr Wallace.
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