The NZ Dementia Framework (NZDF) (Ministry of Health, 2013) was released by the Ministry of Health in 2013 as a guiding framework for the provision of dementia prevention, intervention, and care within the NZ health system. Led by a small group of dementia NGO’s clinicians, academics, and providers, “Improving dementia services in NZ – Dementia action plan 2020-2025 (2020)” (Mate Wareware Advisory Ropu, et al., 2021) was released as a plan for the whole dementia sector and outlined the most urgent steps for the next five years.

References:

Mate Wareware Advisory Ropu, et al., (2021). Improving Dementia Mate Wareware Services in Aotearoa New Zealand: Action Plan. Available from: https://cdn.alzheimers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dementia-Mateware-Action-Plan.pdf.

Ministry of Health. (2013). New Zealand Framework for Dementia Care. Wellington Ministry of Health.