Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
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10. What are the unintended consequences?<br />
There is the potential that improving access to better sooner more convenient primary<br />
health services and improved care pathways through primary, community and secondary<br />
health services will increase inequalities if Māori continue to have lower enrolments, and<br />
lower access rates to primary services.<br />
11. What will you do to make sure it does reduce/eliminate inequalities?<br />
To ensure that implementation of Integrated Family Health Services reduce inequalities in<br />
enrolment, access and health outcomes for Māori, the following initiatives are included in<br />
the business case:<br />
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Māori nursing positions will be established within each IFHC<br />
a kaiawhina with a focus on increasing Māori enrollments and access to primary<br />
services, including by providing practical assistance will be appointed in Greymouth<br />
Māori workforce development<br />
increasing cultural competencies among non Māori staff to improve mainstream service<br />
effectiveness<br />
increasing integration with kaupapa Māori health services<br />
matching services to identified Māori health needs<br />
increasing provision of culturally based self-management education<br />
continuing to measure access to services and health outcomes with ethnic comparisons<br />
so as to monitor improvements and make further changes as required.<br />
The Steering Committee overseeing the development of the business case has included the<br />
West Coast DHB (WCDHB) GM Māori Health and the CEO of Rata Te Awhina Trust,<br />
kaupapa Māori health service. A review of the work of all 15 work-streams has been<br />
undertaken by the WCDHB Māori health service staff.<br />
12. How will you know if inequalities been reduced/eliminated?<br />
The following measures will be monitored to measure if inequalities have been reduced or<br />
eliminated:<br />
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Māori enrolment in West Coast PHO (WCPHO)<br />
% of Māori not enrolled in the PHO<br />
utilization of GP/nurse appointments<br />
immunisation coverage rates: childhood and flu<br />
cancer screening: breast and cervix<br />
mental health assessments and brief intervention counselling<br />
Long Term Conditions Programme enrollments and outcome indicators for<br />
cardiovascular, respiratory and diabetes.<br />
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