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Midland Plan Approved, Appointments Made
Midland Plan Approved, Appointments Made
Three project managers will join Midland DHBs' shared services agency HealthShare to support the region’s recently approved clinical work programmes.
The Minister of Health Tony Ryall this month approved Midland’s regional services plan saying the five district health boards in the region had laid a solid foundation from which substantial regional integration was expected.
Regional integration is a key priority for Mr Ryall.
“DHBs working collaboratively within regions is about ensuring services are delivered in a clinically sustainable and financially viable way to meet the needs of the region’s populations,” he told Midland lead chief executive Craig Climo in a letter.
The three new project managers and the area they will work in are:
• Belinda
Macfie – Maternity and Rural Health
• Jane Ireland
– Radiology, Cardiology and Health of Older
People
• Leonie Pritchard – Elective Services
The project managers will make contact with the network and action group chairs and other key stakeholders over the next few weeks to progress the 2012-13 work programmes.
Diane Penney will continue with the regional Acute Coronary Syndrome project via Waikato DHB.
Philippa Edwards will continue to provide analytical support across all work streams.
Cathy Taylor, who led the regional services plan project, will continue to facilitate all plan reporting, the steering group and the maternity, rural health, stroke and renal networks and action groups until all of the project managers are on board.
About Waikato District Health Board and Health Waikato:
Waikato DHB is responsible for planning, funding and providing quality health and disability support services for the 372,865 people living in the Waikato DHB region. It has an annual turnover of $1.2 billion and employs more than 6000 people.
Health Waikato is the DHB’s main provider of hospital and health services with an annual budget of more than $701 million and 5238 staff. It has six groups across five hospital sites, three primary birthing units, two continuing care facilities and 20 community bases offering a comprehensive range of primary, secondary and tertiary health services.
A wide range of independent providers deliver other Waikato DHB-funded health services - including primary health, pharmacies and community laboratories.
ENDS
Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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