Response from the Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand
Do you support this Action Plan and will you advocate to implement it if your Party is in Government? If so, how and when do you see the Plan being implemented?
"The Green Party is aware that as our population ages and dementia rates rise, it is imperative that our health system is ready to cope. The Green Party believes that anticipating health problems early helps us take responsibility for them in the long term and preserve the quality of people’s lives. The Green Party supports the Plan that you have drafted and particularly agrees that people living with dementia should be placed at the forefront of decisions about their care and support, and are empowered to contribute to decision making. We also agree that people living with dementia should have access to appropriate services that deliver the same high quality health and wellness outcomes whoever they are and wherever they live.
As you note on page four, that work is still needed on details such as volumes, costs, outcomes and measures, the specific details for implementing this Plan would need to be discussed with the Ministry of Health, District Health Boards, service providers, health and social services, and other Government parties so this plan could be implemented as soon as practicable."