Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman
Minister of Health
25 August 2015

Latest health target results for MidCentral

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest quarterly health target results show MidCentral DHB is making steady progress.

“These results are a credit to the health professionals in MidCentral DHB,” says Dr Coleman.

“96 per cent of emergency department patients in MidCentral DHB were admitted, discharged or transferred within six hours.

“Nationally the shorter stays in ED target was met for the second consecutive quarter. This is a significant achievement, and it reflects the hard work by staff. We know that it is currently a challenging time for EDs during the busy winter months.”

All DHBs met the improved access to elective surgery target for 2014/15.
MidCentral DHB surpassed the 100 per cent target by seven per cent.

“The Government is committed to delivering year-on-year increases in elective surgery. We have delivered around 50,000 more surgeries over the last seven years - a 42 per cent increase,” says Dr Coleman.

“MidCentral DHB also increased its performance on the new faster cancer treatment target to 76 per cent. Further work is needed on the primary care smoking target and heart and diabetes checks.”

These improvements are supported by the $98 million funding increase MidCentral DHB has received over the last seven years. This includes $9 million in new money for this year, taking the DHB’s total funding to $559 million for 2015/2016.

This funding increase is also helped by the $400 million extra invested into health in Budget 2015.

The quarter four results can be found at www.health.govt.nz

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