6 June 2013 (PDF 2.4MB) - Taranaki District Health Board

Increasing the proportion of smokers whoare seen by a health practitioner inPrimary Care who are offered cessationadvicePortfolio Manager -Population HealthOn Track78Percentage of smokers in primarycare who are provided with adviceand help to quitNot AvailablePrimary Care quarterly report at Jan - March 2013 indicates Brief Advice 63 .1%,an increase of 5.49% and Cessation support 26.0% a slight increase 1.72%. Afocus on Primary Care setting is maintained whilst performance remains belowthe 90% target. A training analysis per practice has been completed. Currently 73Practice Nurses and 13 GPs have completed smoking cessation training to date inMHN. The development of ManTech Outbox document for consistency aroundsmoking cessation referral pathway is in development in Taranaki.IMMUNISATIONIncreasing the proportion of 8 month oldMāori children who have completed theirvaccinationsPortfolio Manager -Population HealthOn TrackPercentage of 8 month old Māorichildren complete their scheduledvaccinations☹ The uptake for Maori at 8 months old for April 2013 decreased for the secondmonth while upake for Maori at 24 months remained statis. We continue to workwith the OIS providers to look at ways of improving the statistics and looking atmore detailed analysis on where the babies are geographically located. TheTaranaki Immunisation Steering Group reviewed the Strategic Action Plan and anumber initiatives are being followed up.Increasing the proportion of eligible Māoriwho have received the seasonal influenzavaccinePortfolio Manager,Primary CareOn TrackPercentage of Māori aged 65 yearsand over immunised for influenzaNot AvailableOn track78