DAP 2009/10 Final 1 - Taranaki District Health Board

DAP 2009/10 Final8.4 APPENDIX 4 - Planning Elective Services 2009/10Planning Elective Services 2009/10The GM, Hospital Specialist Services, released a memo to Heads of Department 29 March 2009.This memo outlined background, current situation and implications of the planning for elective services. Thiswas subsequently discussed at a Heads of Department meeting.Below is 4.0 of that memo which is timeframed.Planning ProcessAn initial meeting with Planning and Funding representatives and the CMA has been held to discuss theabove principles as a guide and the planning process.PROPOSED PROCESS# Action Whom By When1 Draft some options for volumes based on this years elective activity Rosemary Clements (Hospital ) 31 MarchBrian Gubb (Planning & Funding)2 1:1 discussions with the HOD’s and departments on their Rosemary Clements and team 10 Aprildepartmental views.Data re this year activity and SDRs to be provided.Theatre and bed capacity to be reviewed.3 Incorporate these discussion outcomes into a paper for HODs toconsider at next meeting. Send out prior to next meeting (16 April)Joy Farley GM13 AprilRosemary and /or members of her team – Adele Blyde and Lee McManus – will make contact with you toundertake these discussions. I appreciate the short timeframes but that is a feature of the central timeframesthat are set by this years planning process.I have had individual discussions with the departments as well as the HOD discussions. Final signoff fordelivery will occur once confirmation is received from the Ministry.91