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Measure
Baseline 2010/11
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
Average Age of Entry to Aged Related Residential Care
Rest home – 84.1
Dementia – 83.6
Hospital – 80.6
Greater than or equal to 84.1 years of age
Greater than or equal to 83.6 years of age
Greater than or equal to 80.6 years of age
Increase
1.8.3 Long Term Impact - People Receive Timely and Appropriate Specialist Care
Secondary-level hospital and specialist services meet people’s complex health needs, are responsive to episodic events and support community-based care providers. By providing appropriate and timely access to high quality complex services, people’s health outcomes and quality of life can be improved.
The timeliness and availability of complex treatment and care is crucial in supporting people to recover from illness and/or maximise their quality of life. Shorter waiting lists and wait times are also indicative of a well-functioning system that matches capacity with demand by managing the flow of patients through services and reducing demand by moving the point of intervention earlier in the path of illness.
As providers of hospital and specialist services, we are operating under increasing demand and workforce pressures. The expectations around reducing waiting times, coupled with the current fiscal situation, mean we need to develop innovative ways of treating more people and reducing waiting times with limited resources. This reflects the importance of ensuring that hospital and specialist services are sustainable and that the Midland Region has the capacity to provide for the complex needs of its population now and into the future.
1.8.3.1 People Are Seen Promptly Acute Care Why is this important?
Long stays in Emergency Departments are linked to overcrowding of the Emergency Department, negative clinical outcomes and compromised standards of privacy and dignity for patients. Less time spent waiting and receiving treatment in an Emergency Department improves the health services DHBs are able to provide.
The duration of stay in Emergency Department is influenced by services provided in the community to reduce inappropriate Emergency Department presentations, the effectiveness of services provided in Emergency Departments and the hospital and community services provided following exit from an Emergency Department. Reduced waiting time in
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