The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector
Introduction: The purpose of this paper was to examine the management of contracting for a diagnostic laboratory health service for the Auckland region in New Zealand, using the concept of governmentality. Methods: Our aim is to provide an overview of a recent case of neoliberal policy implementatio...
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| description | Introduction: The purpose of this paper was to examine the management of contracting for a diagnostic laboratory health service for the Auckland region in New Zealand, using the concept of governmentality. Methods: Our aim is to provide an overview of a recent case of neoliberal policy implementation, to illustrate how unintended and costly policy outcomes can occur. Results: Despite the effort of government to improve management of the public health sector, analysis of this case reveals the potentially disruptive effects and costs of neo-liberal reform policy. Conclusions: In this study, the costs of neo-liberal reform appear to have unintentionally prevailed over benefits for those the system was designed to serve. Contribution to knowledge: This research has practical implications in that it provides insight into potential and costly outcomes when implementing public health service policy. © W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2014. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-483642017-09-13T14:23:34Z The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector Brunton, M. Pick, David Introduction: The purpose of this paper was to examine the management of contracting for a diagnostic laboratory health service for the Auckland region in New Zealand, using the concept of governmentality. Methods: Our aim is to provide an overview of a recent case of neoliberal policy implementation, to illustrate how unintended and costly policy outcomes can occur. Results: Despite the effort of government to improve management of the public health sector, analysis of this case reveals the potentially disruptive effects and costs of neo-liberal reform policy. Conclusions: In this study, the costs of neo-liberal reform appear to have unintentionally prevailed over benefits for those the system was designed to serve. Contribution to knowledge: This research has practical implications in that it provides insight into potential and costly outcomes when implementing public health service policy. © W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2014. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48364 10.1179/2047971913Y.0000000056 Maney Publishing restricted |
| spellingShingle | Brunton, M. Pick, David The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector |
| title | The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector |
| title_full | The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector |
| title_fullStr | The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector |
| title_short | The contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in New Zealand: The influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector |
| title_sort | contest for a community diagnostic laboratory contract in new zealand: the influence of neo-liberalism in the public health sector |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48364 |