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title: "Hidden in plain sight: Optimising the role of acupuncture in the future health and disability system"
description: Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand (AHANZ) commissioned NZIER to examine the evidence and identify the critical changes that are key to designing a system with fully integrated allied health services aligned with the objectives of the health and disability system reforms.
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# [Hidden in plain sight: Optimising the role of acupuncture in the future health and disability system](https://www.nzier.org.nz/news/hidden-in-plain-sight-optimising-the-allied-health-professions-for-better-more-sustainable-integrated-care)

 Written by [The NZIER Team](https://www.nzier.org.nz/news/author/the-nzier-team) | June 23, 2021

Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand (AHANZ) commissioned NZIER to examine the evidence and identify the critical changes that are key to designing a system with fully integrated allied health services aligned with the objectives of the health and disability system reforms.

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