Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
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Recruitment:<br />
Establish a Coast-wide recruitment agency for primary care to support all<br />
practices/IFHCs, recruiting in the first instance all new permanent and locum primary<br />
care nurses and GPs for the West Coast.<br />
Work with practice owners to define what will be done by central agency, what<br />
processes they will need to manage, (eg. contracting).<br />
Develop a relationship with NZ locums to avoid duplication: subcontract what they do<br />
best.<br />
Establish fair processes for allocating available locums or new staff to IFHCs<br />
(distribute according to where recruits want to go and where the patient:GP/nurse ratio<br />
is highest).<br />
Plan, co-ordinate and support the orientation of all new doctors/nurses, working closely<br />
with the IFHC managers.<br />
Support recruitment for new pharmacists as required, and develop joint appointments<br />
between DHB and private pharmacies.<br />
Obtain feedback from all locums and new staff that can be used to improve recruitment<br />
processes.<br />
Develop a plan to increase the Māori health workforce.<br />
Create an atmosphere where Māori want to come and work because there is an<br />
organisational commitment to support the Māori workforce, ie. “Māori Friendly”.<br />
Retention:<br />
Provide central co-ordination to ensure all new recruits and their families receive the<br />
support they need to integrate into the community.<br />
Provide peer mentoring of new recruits by a peer in a different IFHC as required.<br />
Assist the mentors of GPs who are under Medical Council supervision.<br />
Support collegial relationships by providing an annual weekend getaway that combines<br />
educational and fun activities for clinical staff and their families. Invite house<br />
surgeons.<br />
As part of the development of new models of care, work with each practice/ IFHC to<br />
evaluate current job content and job satisfaction for each current staff member.<br />
Review job descriptions with regard to who is the most appropriative person to do each<br />
task.<br />
Provide practice workshops that facilitate the development of a team approach.<br />
Provide comprehensive career planning and education to support this.<br />
Ensure nurses feel supported in their clinical environment and receive training to meet<br />
role specific competency requirements.<br />
Retain Māori workforce by providing a culturally appropriate working environment thus<br />
showing a clear demonstration of organizational commitment to the Māori workforce,<br />
development.<br />
Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 114