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

792012-13 Māori Health Plan Status Report - Regional PrioritiesMay-13Health PriorityObjectiveReportingResponsibilityAnnualPlan StatusMeasureMeasure StatusTargetProgressProgress CommentsMĀORI HEALTH INVESTMENT AND PROVIDERCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTBuild Māori capacity and capability toenable Māori participation at all levels ofdecision-making to support a kaupapaMāori focus on wellness, earlyintervention and case management in thecommunity within the context of whānauChief Advisor MaoriHealthOn TrackProtect investment in Māoriprovider funding across MidlandDHB’s to at least the same level asexisted in 2011-2012;Protect the investment in otherMāori-specific services to at leastthe same level as in 2011Not AvailableConfirmed figures to be reported at year end. Weare on track to achieving this result.MĀORI HEALTH WORKFORCEIncrease the recruitment and retention ofMāori into the Taranaki DHB workforceGeneral Manager,Human ResourcesBehindPlanThe total number and percentage ofMāori employed within MidlandDHB☹Maori particpatin in the hospital workforce iscurrently 7.10%. Multi-faceted activities are underway to influence this result including WRR, TDHBrecruitment policy & procedures, scholarshipsawards, ethnicity data recording, programmes toimprove cultural awareness, cultural audits.HE RARANGA-A-TIRA MIDLAND REGIONALSERVICES MĀORI HEALTH ACTION PLANImprove the environment for enablingMāori responsiveness approachesVariousresponsibilities, as perHe Raranga-A-TiraActive participation of Māori indecision-making / Promoting andMonitoring Māori health gainBuild Māori health workforcecapacity within Midland regionEnsure mechanisms are in place toaudit and monitor culturalresponsiveness of NGOs andMidland DHB’sNarrativeNarrativeNarrativeTe Whare Punanga Korero is actively engaged inmonitoring Maori health gainData unavailableHe Ritenga Cultural audit of outpatients isscheduled79