Variation in public-funded bariatric surgery intervention rate by New Zealand region
Corresponding Author
Rinki Murphy
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland Diabetes Centre, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Whitiora Diabetes Service, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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Rinki Murphy, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMazin Ghafel
Planning, Funding and Outcomes Unit, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards, Auckland, New Zealand
Health Systems Department, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorGrant Beban
Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Booth
Department of Surgery, North Shore Hospital, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorKaren Bartholomew
Planning, Funding and Outcomes Unit, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Sandiford
Planning, Funding and Outcomes Unit, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards, Auckland, New Zealand
Health Systems Department, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Rinki Murphy
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland Diabetes Centre, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Whitiora Diabetes Service, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Correspondence
Rinki Murphy, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMazin Ghafel
Planning, Funding and Outcomes Unit, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards, Auckland, New Zealand
Health Systems Department, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorGrant Beban
Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Booth
Department of Surgery, North Shore Hospital, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorKaren Bartholomew
Planning, Funding and Outcomes Unit, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Sandiford
Planning, Funding and Outcomes Unit, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards, Auckland, New Zealand
Health Systems Department, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Inequitable access to bariatric surgery by geographical region has been reported internationally, but comparable data on provision of bariatric surgery have not previously been reported in New Zealand. We examined allocated funding and provision of bariatric surgery amongst different regions in New Zealand in the 2013/14 year, and found that there was large variation in both. This highlights that public funded bariatric surgery needs to take into account population prevalence of morbid obesity to reduce inequities by geographical region.
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