Page 2 - Regional Services Plan 2016/19

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Regional initiatives and activities to achieve our regional objectives.................................................................. 4 Objective 1: Improve Māori health outcomes ........................................................................................................ 4 Objective 2: Integrate across continuums of care ................................................................................................. 8 Objective 3: Improve quality across all regional services .................................................................................... 11 Objective 4: Build the workforce.......................................................................................................................... 15 Objective 5: Improve clinical information systems............................................................................................... 18 Objective 6: Efficiently allocate public health system resources ......................................................................... 20
Activity of regional networks, clinical action groups and projects ..................................................................... 25 Midland Regional Networks ................................................................................................................................ 29
2.1 Cancer services (Midland Cancer Network) ............................................................................................. 29
2.2 Cardiac services (Midland Cardiac Clinical Network) ............................................................................... 36
2.3 Elective services (Regional Elective Services Network) ........................................................................... 40
2.4 Mental Health & Addictions (Regional Mental Health & Addictions Network) ........................................... 42
Regional Clinical Action Groups.......................................................................................................................... 45 2.5 Child Health (Child Health Action Group)...................................................................................................... 45 2.6 Health of Older People (Health of Older People Action Group) .................................................................... 49 2.7 Maternity Services (Midland Maternity Action Group) ................................................................................... 51 2.8 Radiology Services (Midland Radiology Action Group)................................................................................. 54 2.9 Midland Trauma System (MTS) .................................................................................................................... 56 2.10 Midland Stroke Group ................................................................................................................................. 58
Appendix 1: Work programmes of objective 1 (Māori health), objective 4 (workforce), and objective 5 (information systems)...................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Appendix 2: Regional governance............................................................................................................................... 79 Appendix 3: Health services – now and in the future................................................................................................... 85 Appendix 4: Future trends on Midland region populations and health services........................................................... 92 Appendix 5: Glossary of terms .................................................................................................................................... 94