Ministry of Health identifies priorities in statement of intent

The Ministry of Health has released its new statement of intent for 2011-2014.

In the document, it has identified seven areas that it will prioritise in the next three years. It states the main areas will be:

• Improving the quality of healthcare
• Making health services more accessible
• Improving the health and independence of older people
• Strengthening the health workforce
• Implementing the Whānau Ora
• Responding to the Christchurch earthquake.

These seven topics make up its medium-term objectives, to be implemented within the next three years.