MidCentral District Health Board (MDHB) has a continued focus on clinician and consumer involvement in service development and improvement across the region. A Clinical Network structure is in the process of being established.
The role of this group is to assist MDHB create and maintain a clinical network structure ensuring that clinicians and consumers (and their family/whanau) are the core of health service development and improvement.
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The Child Health/Tamariki Ora District Group (CHDG) is focused on improving the provision of health services to children and their families/whanau through optimised service development and delivery processes.
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The Mental health and Addiction District Group (MHADG) is focused on improving the provision of health services to consumers/tangata whaiora and their families/whanau through optimised service development and delivery processes.
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The Urgent Care District Group (UCDG) is focused on improving the provision of health services to local and regional populations who are acutely unwell, and require urgent access to health care (<6h).
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The Cancer District Group is focused on improving the provision of health services to cancer patients and their families/whanau through optimised service development and delivery processes.
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The Long Term Conditions District Group (LTCDG) is focused on improving the provision of health services to local and regional populations who are chronically unwell due to underlying long term conditions through optimised service development and delivery
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The Group has recently hosted 3 forums (Dannevirke, Palmerston North and Horowhenua) where discussion was held about the services needed to meet older persons needs. Information from the forums will be collated with the surveys which were distributed arou
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The Palliative Care District Group will be focused on improving the provision of health services to those needing end of life care and their families/whanau.
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