Physiotherapy improves the health of all New Zealanders across their lifetime and funding must reflect physiotherapists’ impact on health outcomes
Our advocacy calls for:
- Primary care funding for physiotherapy to improve the management of non-accident-related conditions and cancer care.
- Orthopaedic wait time reduction through physiotherapy orthopaedic triage roles.
- A review of outdated ACC Cost of Treatment Regulations.
- Fair pricing of ACC contracts.
- A law change to allow physiotherapists to provide ACC medical certificates.
Our overall approach to advocacy is based on building positive relationships with key stakeholders, working collaboratively with other groups and organisations where our goals and values are aligned. To work together on advocacy please contact pnz@physiotherapy.org.nz.