19.06.2015 Views

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

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 />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

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 />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

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 />

Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 5

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!