Annual Plan
The Annual Plan (AP) shows MidCentral District Health Board’s (MDHB) commitment and contribution to realising the DHB’s vision of “Quality Living, Healthy Lives”.
MDHB's latest Annual Plan and the Annual Plan Funding Arrangement documents are available.
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MDHB's Plan for the Year Ahead
The Annual Plan identifies what MidCentral DHB intends to achieve over the next 12 months. The achievements will progress the DHB toward achieving its vision and long term strategy (as set out in the Regional Services Plan).
The 2011/12 Annual Plan
Residing within the Annual Plan is the Statement of Intent which sets out what MidCentral District Health Board will be doing over the next three years to improve the health and wellbeing of its community. The 'Statement of Intent' identifies key deliverables and targets for each category of:
- long term and annual planning
- operational performance
- systems and processes
The Annual Plan describes the implementation of the Government’s health strategy “Better, Sooner, More Convenient Health Care” and national priorities and targets. The focus is on:
- the establishment of five integrated family health centres
- increased collaboration across the health continuum
- better management of acute demand
- improved models of care for older people
- improved access and utilisation of health services amongst whanau
- more clinical leadership
The DHB will also implement plans to further improve waiting times for cancer services and its emergency department. Elective service levels are to be increased, and work in national priority areas of diabetes, cardiovascular, smoking cessation and immunisation will continue.
One of the strategic objectives of the Annual Plan, and Regional Services Plan, is a committment to improving the health of Maori in our region. Both plans inform the Maori Health Plan.
The financial improvement of the DHB, particularly its hospital and health services, is a priority for the year. We will reduce our deficit and this will mean changes to the way services are delivered.
Financial reviews will be undertaken across a wide range of services and we will look at who should provide the services and where services should be based. Managing demands within available funding will mean limited ability for the DHB to increase remuneration, contract prices and service levels.
Savings through collective procurement activities will continue to be sought, and Enable New Zealand will increase its role in rehabilitation equipment procurement.
Closer links will be forged with Whanganui DHB through the centralAlliance. More clinical and support services (including back-office functions) will be established on a sub-regional basis similar to the women’s health initiative.
Implementation of the Regional Clinical Services Plan for the central region will continue.
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Last Updated 04/11/2011