• What a DHB does
• Funding & Planning
• Providing Services
• Board & Committees
• Health Targets & Performance Overview
• DHB Elections
• Organisation Structure
• centralAlliance
• Manawhenua Hauora
• Management Team
• Geographic Area
• Major Projects
• Consultation
• Trusts & Fundraising

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About MidCentral District Health Board

• What a District Health Board does

  
  MidCentral DHB is responsible for “improving, promoting and protecting” the health of local residents and the communities in which they live. The Board is accountable to the Minister of Health, and responsible for around $544 million per year.

• Planning & Funding Health & Disability Services

  
  District Health Boards have three key responsibilities. The first is planning & purchasing (funding) health and disability services.

• Providing Health & Disability Services

  
  The second key responsibility is the provision of health and disability services, particularly through publicly-owned hospitals.

• Board and Committees: Governing the DHB

  
  The third key responsibility for DHBs is governing the organisation. MDHB's Board has established committees, standing orders, and procedures to enable it to carry out its role.

• Health Targets and Performance Overview

  
  Health Targets and Performance Overview reports are available for each quarter. These reports provide a overview and comparison of district health board activity against a set number of national criteria.

• DHB Elections

  
  The Boards which govern District Health Boards are elected/appointed for a three-year term. The DHB elections took place in October 2010.

• Organisation Structure

  
  MidCentral DHB’s structure is based on its three functions - provider, planning/purchasing and corporate.

• centralAlliance (Central Alliance)

  
  The centralAlliance (Central Alliance) is acollaborative agreement between MidCentral and Whanganui District Health Boards to maximise resources and knowledge.

• Manawhenua Hauora

  
  Manawhenua Hauora is a consortium of all four Iwi who have manawhenua status in the Manawatu, Horowhenua, Tararua and Otaki districts. The roopu comprises representatives from Ngati Raukawa, Muaupoko, Rangitaane and Ngati Kahungunu.

• Meet the Management Team

  
  MidCentral DHB is led by an Executive Leadership Team of seven.

• Geographic Area & Population

  
  MidCentral DHB’s district stretches across the North Island of New Zealand from the west to the east coast and is distinguished by the Tararua and Ruahine ranges that traverse the centre of the district.

• Major Projects

  
  MidCentral District Health Board undertakes many projects which are of public interest. These relate to all aspects of the DHB, including planning/purchasing health and disability services, providing hospital and disability support services, and DHB governance.

• Consultation & Submissions

  
  From time to time MidCentral District Health Board consults with the public on significant projects and issues facing the district. This consultation is undertaken to gain public input into the Board’s decision making process. Public input is important to the Board and it encourages people to have their say.

• Trusts & Fundraising

  
  Initiatives and organisations that fundraise and/or provide scholarship grants for further education on behalf of MidCentral District Health Board.

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