Books and reports: Productivity Performance of New Zealand Hospitals 1998/99 to 2005/06 29 October 2008, Mani Maniparathy	View PDF
The indicators of productivity in New Zealand's health sector are reason for concern, as is the paucity of transparent and reliable information with which to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and management. In spite of continuing substantial - and possibly unsustainable - increases in funding each year, the system struggles to meet some of its obligations, for example to provide treatment to all those who qualify under the points system.