Funding

Primary Health Care and General Practice Development

Funding for New Zealand primary health care should be closer to the OECD median to enable the positive health outcomes associated with strong primary health care.
The Tavistock principles are a useful guide for funding decisions.
Scientifically proven treatments should have priority over unproven treatments for the allocation of resources.
Funding primary health care development requires investment in a number of areas:

For the transition from fee-for-service to population basis, allowing for co-payments
For additional population-based services
To achieve national equity
To achieve ease of access
For research and evaluation
To ensure a robust infrastructure
To assist the development of primary health care teams, and
Quality development