Better, sooner, more convenient health care in Midlands

4 The Integrated Family Health CentreA local focus on taking control of the dayGisborne (Gisborne City)Turanganui PHO enrolled patients currently receive services from six General Practices spreadacross Gisborne City. There is one large General Practice based in Kaiti, the eastern largest andmost deprived suburb in Gisborne. It has been clear for some time to the owners of that progressivepractice that the way services are delivered needs to change but the current physical environment isproviding barriers to that change. They have been planning for two years to move to a purpose builtfacility and have worked with Turanganui iwi to achieve that aspiration.With the introduction of the IHFC and IHFN concepts, Turanganui PHO are able to support thatpractice, their 12,000 patients and that suburb to reach their goal. The remainder of the practicesare collectively in the centre and western suburbs and represent smaller group practices and sologeneral practitioners. They have been approached to also consider a western amalgamation thatwould see two Integrated Family Health Centre service the whole TPHO enrolled population withsatellite and mobile services available to those patients unable to access new facilities. The changein physical environments, plus the amalgamation of all general practices, allows Turanganui PHO toexplore different ownership and IT models that will better suit the concept of better, sooner, moreconvenient primary care.Gisborne Health Burden nowHigh Health BurdenMedium Health BurdenLow Health BurdenGisborne Health Burden 20 years53