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Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

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33: Overview of important health documents

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"Important plans for New Zealand's health system"

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The Minister must issue a statement that sets out the Government's priorities for the health sector. The Minister must determine strategies to improve the health of New Zealanders, including a New Zealand Health Strategy and a Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Health New Zealand must develop a New Zealand Health Plan and locality plans. The Minister's strategies include a Hauora Māori Strategy, a Pacific Health Strategy, a Health of Disabled People Strategy, a Women’s Health Strategy, and a Rural Health Strategy. Health New Zealand must also facilitate the making of a New Zealand Health Charter. The Health Quality and Safety Commission must develop a code of expectations for consumer and whānau engagement in the health sector. You can find more information about the amendments to this section in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Act 2024 and the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024.

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Part 2Key roles and health documents
Key health documents

33Overview of important health documents

  1. This subpart requires—

  2. the Minister to issue a Government Policy Statement that sets out the Government’s priorities and objectives for the publicly funded health sector:
    1. the Minister to determine the following strategies for improving the health status of New Zealanders:
      1. New Zealand Health Strategy:
        1. Hauora Māori Strategy:
          1. Pacific Health Strategy:
            1. Health of Disabled People Strategy:
              1. Women’s Health Strategy:
                1. Rural Health Strategy:
                  1. Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy:
                  2. Health New Zealand to develop, for the Minister's approval, a New Zealand Health Plan based on population health needs:
                    1. Health New Zealand to develop locality plans for localities:
                      1. Health New Zealand to facilitate the making of a New Zealand Health Charter:
                        1. the Health Quality and Safety Commission to develop a code of expectations of consumer and whānau engagement in the health sector.

                          1. This section is intended as a guide only.

                          Notes
                          • Section 33(1)(b)(vii): inserted, on , by section 6 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 45).
                          • Section 33(1)(c): amended, on , by section 18(1) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).
                          • Section 33(1)(d): replaced, on , by section 18(2) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).
                          • Section 33(1)(e): amended, on , by section 18(3) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).