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prioritisation exercise is undertaken, which includes a quarterly review to identify any potential need for re-prioritisation.
During 2012/13 an exercise was undertaken to assess the seismic status of the Waikato DHB building stock. The work undertaken was similar to what hundreds of organisations have done since the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. An independent seismic evaluation of all Waikato DHB buildings, following revised national building standards, has resulted in a number of pieces of work. They include:
 Boiler House upgrade project;
 Laundry seismic upgrade;
 Hilda Ross House building demolition;
 Thames Campus – front entry and front ex ward (theatre) building had an IL3 20-30
percent DBS rating. Full design documentation has been completed. Works will be tendered which are to strengthen the shear walls. When completed the building seismic rating will be lifted to IL3 35-40 percent DBS;
 Tokoroa Campus – wards 1 and 2 had an IL3 20 percent rating. Works to the building’s footings will lift the seismic rating to IL3 70 percent DBS;
 Taumarunui Campus – dining room had a rating of IL3 5 percent. Works to the building’s roof structure, pile foundations and replacing the heavy tiled roof will lift the seismic rating to IL2 70 percent.
4.2.5 Collaboration
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government. These collaborative partnerships also allow us to share resources and reduce duplication, variation and waste across the whole of the health system to achieve the best health outcomes for our community.
4.2.5.1 Regional Collaboration
In addition to the work happening regionally around our Regional Service Plan development and implementation, there is work occurring in other areas. An example of such an area is Public Health. There are four Public Health Units in the Midland Region:
 Toi Te Ora Public Health Service servicing the Bay of Plenty and Lakes DHBs
 Te Puna Waiora, Tairawhiti District Health
 Public Health Unit, Taranaki DHB
 Population Health, Waikato DHB
Midland DHBs public health units are working together to develop and enhance the planning and delivery of public health services. In 2015/16 public health units in the Midland Region will maintain and continue developing regional linkages and contacts, share information, contribute to the National Public Health Clinical Network and collaborate on several projects across the region. The regional network will also contribute public health input to the regional plans of other clinical services.
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