DAP 2009/10 Final 1 - Taranaki District Health Board

DAP 2009/10 Finalrange of client needs and will enable clients to move freely between servicesaccording to their needs and the requirements of clients and their families/ whanau.4.2 Service coverage expectationsTaranaki District Health Board meets the requirements of the national servicecoverage document as specified in the Operational Policy Framework and ServiceCoverage Schedule. At the time of writing, Taranaki District Health Board has notidentified any exceptions to the Service Coverage Schedule for 2009/10.4.3 Service issuesAs an input to vulnerable services planning, the Midland region completed a processin April 2009 to identify publicly funded services within the region with short termvulnerability issues (up to June 2010). Our focus for the first year is on hospitalservices given the government's interest in this area. Vulnerable services are thosewhere significant workforce shortages challenge the viability of the service, create aninability to maintain safe and appropriate quality services, and/or are jeopardised bya lack of critical mass.The vulnerable services identified have been categorised and assigned to the level(district, regional, national), that should take a lead in ongoing management of theservice issues identified. We have also prioritised the services identified according tothe risk and impact of service failure, and agreed to an overall priority order within theregion.The Midland region will, over 2009/10, provide regular reports to the Ministryregarding these services including:a current action plan for securing ongoing access to these services within theregionthe criteria used to assess vulnerabilitybarriers to implementation of longer term, more enduring solutions, where theseare apparent.32