Celebrating 25 Years of Scoop
Licence needed for work use Learn More

Local Govt | National News Video | Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Search

 

Waikato DHB continues on track with national health targets

Waikato DHB continues on track with national health targets


The latest quarterly results show Waikato DHB tracking well on all national health targets.

“It is very pleasing to see an improvement in the 6 hour acute goal and to make a start toward achieving the new cancer target,” said interim chief operating officer Brett Paradine.

“Improvement in both of these areas will be a priority for the coming year,” he said.

Waikato DHB’s results (compared to the national averages for all district health boards) for the quarter are:

Shorter stays in emergency departments 94% (94%)
Improved access to elective surgery 115% (107%)
Faster cancer treatment 68% (66%) – this is a new target, see below.
Increased immunisation 91% (94%)
Better help for smokers to quit – hospitals 96% (95%); primary care 87% (89%)
More heart and diabetes checks 88% (87%)
Four out of the six target rates show improvement by Waikato DHB compared to the previous quarter, and the other two have held steady.

ends

© Scoop Media

 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.