Source: Ministry of Health, Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey
Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
What health services do older people access
Choice in residential care
Older people requiring residential care have a choice of facility.
Number of aged residential care facilities by district health board
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Source: Central Region's Technical Advisory Services (TAS), Survey of Aged Residential Care Facilities March 2016.
Access to primary care
Almost all older people visit a GP, but a significant number experience some difficulty accessing primary care services.
While older people were generally less likely to put off visiting a GP because of cost than younger people, older Māori had more difficulty than non-Māori.
Percentage of people who visited a GP in the past 12 months
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Percentage of people who experienced one or more types of unmet need for primary health care in the past 12 months
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Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months
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Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months, ratio of Māori to non-Māori aged over 50, age standardised
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Source: Ministry of Health, Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey