Healthcare

Welcome to the seventh edition of the Ipsos Health Service Report. Since 2018, we have been tracking people’s attitudes and perceptions on their healthcare system and its biggest problems. Amongst other Healthcare topics in this issue, we look at GLP-1s including awareness in New Zealand and around the world, and whether people think it will have an impact on obesity levels.

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Ipsos New Zealand has released the 28th edition of the Ipsos Issues Monitor which tracks the issues most important to New Zealanders today and which political parties are best able to manage them.

In 2018, Ipsos New Zealand started tracking the key issues facing New Zealand. In this wave of the Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor, we asked 1,003 New Zealanders to select from a list of 20, the three most important issues facing the country and to rate the ability of the country’s political parties to best manage these issues.

The Ipsos Global Health Service Monitor has been run on a regular basis in around 30 markets globally since 2018. The survey was conducted in New Zealand for the first time in 2023 and this year, it includes a sample of n=1,000 New Zealanders. Fieldwork was conducted between 26 July and 9 August 2024.

The latest Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor reveals that healthcare / hospitals has significantly increased in importance as an issue for New Zealanders, with the issue rising to its highest level since Covid landed in New Zealand.

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The newly released NZ edition of the Ipsos Global Health Service Monitor reveals that 75% of New Zealanders feel our health system is over-stretched, significantly higher than the global average. Just 43% of New Zealanders believe that the country’s healthcare system provides equitable care, and New Zealanders are significantly more likely to express concerns about staffing shortages.