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 Providing excellent health care whilst ensuring the cost of the health system is sustainable (historically health spending has grown faster than Gross Domestic Product).
Waikato DHB faces a situation of being tasked with continuing to fund and provide high quality services within the context of tight financial constraints. To achieve this we must continue to work with our contracted providers, our communities and other key stakeholders to develop new and better ways of delivering services and providing models of care that meet the changing needs of our population.
1.3 Regional Operating Environment
Waikato DHB is one of five DHBs4 that make up the Midland Region. In 2015/16 all five Midland DHBs will continue to progress activities towards regional cooperation in a planned manner. Collectively the Midland DHBs have developed and agreed a Midland DHB Regional Services Plan.
Waikato DHB is committed to being an active participant in our regional planning process. This is evidenced by both clinical and management representatives from our DHB being part of the various forums and networks that have been established to guide implementation activities from our regional services plan as well as directly funding regional work and positions. HealthShare5 is tasked with co-ordinating the delivery of regional planning and implementation on behalf of the Midland DHB region.
1.4 Local Operating Environment
Waikato DHB oversees funding for all levels of care including primary care such as general practitioners (GPs), nurses, pharmacists and community health services. Waikato DHB also oversees funding for hospital services, aged care services and services provided by non- government health providers, including Māori and Pacific providers. We are responsible for the provision of a number of health services in our district. These services include:
 five hospital sites
 two continuing care facilities
 one mental health inpatient facility
 20 community bases
The parties funded by Waikato DHB to deliver services to our population include:
 57 aged related residential care facilities (rest homes)
 76 pharmacies
 75 GP practices
 18 Māori providers
4 Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Tairawhiti, Taranaki and Waikato 5 See module 5.2.1 for more detail
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