Collaboration in Primary Health Care: How NGOs make a difference to health care in the community

This report illustrates how the NGO sector is a major provider of public and personal primary health care in New Zealand. It profiles 15 case studies of non-profit NGOs’ relationships with other health providers and their collaborative approaches to primary health care delivery. The case studies cover acute nursing services, health information services, virtual practices, youth one-stop-shops, mental health networks, community development approaches, cardiac rehab, Whānau Ora and Asiasiga models of care, and more – from North to South. It also features insights from a 2011 online survey identifying common practices and experiences.