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Whāia Te Ao Mārama 2018 to 2022: The Māori Disability Action Plan

Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Whāia Te Ao Mārama 2018 to 2022: The Māori Disability Action Plan

Published online: 
04 April 2018

Summary

Whāia Te Ao Mārama is a culturally anchored approach to supporting Māori with disabilities (tāngata whaikaha) and their whānau because Māori are more likely to be disabled than the general population. Most tāngata whaikaha identify as Māori first, so access to Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) is important to them.

The previous version of the plan, Whāia Te Ao Mārama 2012 to 2017, led to changes that improved outcomes for tāngata whaikaha and their whānau. While much has been achieved between 2012 and 2017, improving outcomes for tāngata whaikaha and their whānau remains an important priority.

Whāia Te Ao Mārama:

  • supports tāngata whaikaha to achieve their aspirations and to reduce the barriers they face
  • builds on the foundation, vision and outcomes of Whāia Te Ao Mārama 2012 to 2017
  • outlines progress and changes since 2012
  • documents goals and actions for 2018 to 2022.
  • was developed in partnership with Māori disability stakeholders and with the oversight and endorsement of Te Ao Mārama: the Māori Disability Advisory Group.

Whāia Te Ao Mārama recognises that everyone must work together to achieve the vision – tāngata whaikaha pursue a good life with support. It outlines what the Ministry is committing to do from 2018 to 2022 and provides examples of actions tāngata whaikaha, whānau, health and disability providers, iwi and other organisations can take.

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#HealthNeedsNursing

Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Headline: #HealthNeedsNursing

 

                                                                        

 

Media Release                                                                              29 March 2018

 

 

New campaign gears up fast to mobilise support

 

After the rejection of the latest DHB Nurses and Midwifery Multi Employer Collective Agreement pay offer, NZNO launched a campaign to mobilise NZNO members and the wider public to highlight the issues facing nurses and the health sector.

 

NZNO campaigns adviser Georgia Choveaux, reports that within 48 hours the campaign attracted several thousand people via its campaign page ‘#healthneedsnursing’.

 

“NZNO has received an excellent response to their first action, an electronic postcard campaign to Ministers,” she said.

 

“The postcard enables our members and the public to directly send messages to the Ministers of Health, Finance and Workplace Relations and Safety.   At the moment we are seeing one postcard being signed every minute.

 

“The activity calls on Ministers to provide further investment targeted to improve pay for our nursing and midwifery teams and ensure our hospitals are safely staffed.

 

Campaign plans are underway to launch activities and rallies for health starting on Monday 9 April.

 

“The rallies will be a way for nurses to demonstrate their dissatisfaction about the underinvestment into members’ pay and safe staffing and to draw public attention to the matter.

 

“The rallies will include local activities that may be anything from rallies outside hospitals, to markets stalls or, postcard sign ups. We will be inviting the wider public to get involved,” Georgia Choveaux said.

 

(https://www.healthneedsnursing.nz/

 

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Infrastructure funding lacking

Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Headline: Infrastructure funding lacking

Media Release                                                                              29 March 2018

 

 

Middlemore underfunded for infrastructure costs

NZNO remains concerned about the air quality at the mouldy buildings in Counties Manukau DHB (CMDHB) and has requested all data from the air monitoring currently being carried out.

NZNO Chief Executive Memo Musa says NZNO organiser Anna Majavu has met with the chief executive of CMDHB, Gloria Johnson, to discuss health risk issues of exposure to mould spores possible in many buildings including: Middlemore Hospital, the Otara Spinal Unit and Manukau Super Clinic and Surgery Centre.

“We are not convinced that the mould will remain contained within the walls. Should spores from the mould become airborne, these pose a risk to the health of anyone who inhales them, particularly patients who have compromised respiratory systems,” Memo Musa said.

“Our delegates have reported that walls are regularly damaged and simply patched over, and we believe there is a possibility that fungal spores are being released. This DHB along with many others have had to operate in an underfunded health system for a decade.

“NZNO is disheartened that the budget allocated to CMDHB for maintenance remains too small to cover even the basic infrastructure maintenance costs of buildings.

“We are now seeing the costs of underfunding of health. There has been far too much focus on balancing DHB books at the cost of maintaining and improving core hospital infrastructure. The potential on-going health and safety risks must be attended to with some urgency,” Memo Musa said.

 

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Notifiable and communicable diseases

Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Notifiable and communicable diseases

Medical officers of health and health protection officers are responsible for receiving, investigating and responding to notifiable diseases and outbreaks in the community.

Our aim is to reduce future occurrences of infectious disease.

Notifiable diseases include:

  • enteric (intestinal or gut) diseases such as salmonella or campylobacter
  • vaccine preventable diseases such as measles or mumps
  • less common diseases such as meningitis, tuberculosis or legionellosis.

We receive notification from laboratories, health practitioners, or members of the public.

In response to a notification we may:

  • offer disease and infection control advice
  • arrange isolation from work, early childhood education, school etc.
  • organise clearance sampling for cases (people with the disease) or their close contacts.

We also investigate and respond to large local or national outbreaks or public health emergencies, for example pandemic influenza.

Monthly surveillance reports show current year-to-date rates for each notifiable disease in the Waikato, and month comparisons with the same month of the previous year. These are published in our monthly Public Health Bulletin .

Waikato DHB participates in national, regional and local programmes to prevent and respond to communicable and infectious diseases.

In our health district, rheumatic fever, pertussis (whooping cough), measles, mumps and rubella are priorities for prevention and early detection. 

For health professions

  • Video scenarios for immunisers on how to have a conversation with someone who is needle-phobic or unsure about immunisation/vaccination.

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For Health Professionals

Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: For Health Professionals

SmartHealth

Support information for health care professionals using SmartHealth and HealthTap. 

Map of Medicine

Access to locally customised pathways, centrally controlled referral forms and clinical information.

For GPs

Includes GP Liaison Primary Care Newsletter and contact information for the GP Liaison team. 

Telehealth

Reduces travel for meetings, enabling additional training opportunities for rural medical staff.

Mental Health referrals

Summary of where to refer acute and non-acute mental health patients.

Clinical Workstation

Support information for health care professionals using Clinical Workstation.

Public Health Bulletins

Monthly communicable diseases notification report and advice issued by the medical officers of health, Waikato DHB.

Vaccinator authorisation and immunisation videos

Authorising and re-authorising of vaccinators within and outside the Waikato DHB region, plus four videos with helpful tips for immunisers on how to have a conversation about immunisation. region.

Notifiable and communicable diseases

Includes flowcharts for health professionals and notification forms for measles, mumps and pertussis.

Rheumatic Fever

Sore throat rapid response services in the Waikato.

Emergency management

Plans and templates for stakeholder organisations.

Library services

Waikato DHB Library services for health professionals in the Waikato.

Inspiring People

Website for nurses practicing in aged residential and aged community care in the Waikato.

 

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Return to Nursing – Open Day

Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Return to Nursing – Open Day

In conjunction with Wintec, Waikato DHB is hosting an open day to provide information, support and advice on completing a return to Nursing Programme at Wintec.

When: Friday 6 April 2018
Time: 9am to 2pm
Venue: Bryant Education Centre, Waikato Hospital

We’d like to support you in your completion of a Return to Nursing Programme and help you secure a registered nurse position at Waikato Hospital.

You can see what a successful return to nursing candidate will receive on our jobs section.

The open day will provide you with the opportunity to:

  • talk to clinical nurses about career opportunities
  • talk to WINTEC representatives about course options
  • get an understanding of what it is like to work at Waikato Hospital
  • what additional support Waikato DHB can provide so you can complete the programme and come and work here.

We have many new and exciting jobs coming soon to keep up with Hamilton’s growing population, including a new acute clinical area at Waikato Hospital.

Most of all, providing extra support to our current nursing team is really important to us – so you will be helping us to help them by significantly increasing our numbers of nurses on the floor.

If you are interested but can’t attend on the day, please contact us anyway. We look forward to hearing from you, and hopefully seeing you in person at open day.

For more information contact

Megan.Abraham@waikatodhb.health.nz

OR

Lin.Marriott@waikatodhb.health.nz

For more information visit WINTEC’s Certificate in Nursing (Competency Assessment Programme).

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Strategy and Funding

Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Strategy and Funding

 Strategy and Funding

The role of Strategy and Funding is to assess the health needs of the population and develop strategies on how to meet those needs, allocate available funds to purchase services that align with the strategy, and manage the relationships and contracts with service providers.

This is a major function of the Waikato District Health Board. (The other major function is the direct provision of health and hospital services).

Strategy and Funding

  • uses health needs analysis to assist the development of plans and strategies
  • creates tools to ensure equitable and acceptable spending of scarce health funds
  • works closely with providers to ensure the effective delivery of quality healthcare services within available funding
  • analyses and understands the health needs of the Waikato population
  • informs health service providers of the probable future purchasing direction of the DHB.
  • negotiates the total funding package for Waikato DHB with the Ministry of Health
  • creates tools to ensure equitable acceptable and effective spending of health funds
  • acts for the Waikato DHB in local, regional, national, technical and strategic forums working on the development of funding and pricing as well as service and purchasing frameworks.
  • ensures effective relationships with providers of healthcare services purchased by the Waikato DHB
  • manages requests for proposals for services
  • negotiates and agree contracts with providers
  • monitors providers reporting requirements 
  • works on a national level with the Ministry of Health, and other DHBs.

Key personnel

Tanya Julie Wilson
Interim Executive Director

Ross Lawrenson
Clinical Director

Location

Level 3, Hockin Building

Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus, Pembroke Street, Hamilton.

Contact 

Phone: 07 838 8899

Health providers/contractors can contact us at:
Email: support@waikatodhb.health.nz
Phone: 07 834 3646
Fax: 07 839 4327

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Executive team

Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Executive team

Derek Wright
 Interim Chief Executive

Neville Hablous
 Chief of Staff

Dr Grant Howard
 Acting Chief Operating Officer Waikato Hospital 

Mark Spittal
 Executive Director Community and Clinical Support

Vicky Aitken
 Acting Executive Director Mental Health and Addictions

Loraine Elliott
 Executive Director Māori Health

Darrin Hackett
 Executive Director Virtual Care and Innovation

Ian Wolstencroft
 Executive Director Strategic Projects

Tanya Maloney Julie Wilson
 Interim Executive Director Strategy and Funding

Prof Ross Lawrenson
 Clinical Director Strategy and Funding

Maureen Chrystall
 Executive Director Corporate Services

Chris Cardwell
 Executive Director Facilities and Business

Lydia Aydon
 Executive Director Public and Organisational Affairs

Marc Ter Beek
 Executive Director Operations and Performance

Professional advisory members

Dr Rees Tapsell
 Acting Chief Medical Officer

Sue Hayward
 Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer

Dr Damian Tomic
 Clinical Director Primary and Integrated Care

Mo Neville
 Director Quality and Patient Safety

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Child Hearing Vision

Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Child Hearing Vision

Child Hearing Vision

Hearing and vision technicians provide pre-school, schools and community-based testing services. 

These tests are important to identify hearing problems and vision problems. They are part of the National Vision Hearing Screening Programme which schedules tests for all children at specific ages between 3 and 11.

Test include

  • audiometry (hearing)
  • tympanometry (middle ear function test)
  • vision (distance visual acuity)
  • colour vision.

The service refers children with identified needs to appropriate follow up services.

Children’s Ear Clinic locations and times for term 2 of 2018

Key personnel

Ruth Batters
Manager

Location

Ear nurse clinics are provided across the Waikato DHB area and are both mobile and at established clinics.

  • Children’s ear clinic , 51 Gallagher Drive, Hamilton

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Where I Live; How I Live – Disability Support Services Community Residential Support Services Strategy 2018 to 2020

Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Where I Live; How I Live – Disability Support Services Community Residential Support Services Strategy 2018 to 2020

Published online: 
28 March 2018
Disability Support Services Community Residential Support Services Strategy.

Where I Live; How I Live is about optimising the independence and self-determination of disabled people. It is in line with the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles that support people with a disability to make decisions about the kind of life they want.

This strategy guides the Ministry’s Disability Support Services, disabled people and their families/whānau, and residential service providers, in achieving the following outcomes:

  • greater choice, control and flexibility over where and how disabled people live
  • access to information and support to enable well-considered choices about where and how disabled people choose to live and receive support
  • increasing independence and choice fostered by service providers.

The strategy also aims to improve options for disabled people whose complex support requirements present challenges for the delivery of a sustainable service.

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