It was great to catch up with suppliers and our colleagues in the sector at the Medical Technology Association of New Zealand (MTANZ) Healthtech conference in June. This year’s focus was on how the changing health care landscape affects how businesses service the sector.
Lisa Williams, our Director of Operations, took the stage and presented on the continuation of our work in medical devices after the release of the Pharmac Review. She discussed how close collaboration with Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority, and Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People will be critical to give effect to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act and achieve our shared health equity goals, and how our organisational values are guiding our approach.
Lisa also announced that Pharmac is aiming for all procurement of publicly funded hospitals medical devices to come from the national devices list by 2025. To make this happen, we’ll be working closely with the new national agencies, as well as the medical devices industry, suppliers, health care professionals, and others in the health and disability sector, to get the best health outcomes for New Zealand from hospital medical devices.
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