Sector resources

Research and development

Topical reports, links to research papers and news of home health developments:

• Care and support in the community for older people (Ministry of Health issues paper 2007)
• ASPIRE Report (an evalution of three significant ageing in place programmes)
• Quality and safety project (Ministry of Health)
• Violence to Caregivers, Good Practice Guide (Department of Labour)

Workforce

• Care and Support in the Community Setting (Health Workforce Advisory Committee 2006)
  This paper covers workforce issues which continue to present a challenge to the sector

Pandemic planning

• Ministry of Health
  www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza
  Free phone number 0800 FLULINE (0800 611 116)
  The Ministry has a number of other regularly updated resources, Search for "pandemic planning" at www.moh.govt.nz.
• Ministry of Economic Development
  The Ministry has produced a useful information kit which will be regularly updated.  Use this link to keep up to date with pandemic planning: www.med.govt.nz/irdev/econ_dev/pandemic-planning/infrastructure/index.html.
• State Services Guidelines
  In mid-April the Pandemic Planning guidelines for the State Services were finalised and are available here: www.ssc.govt.nz/pandemic-planning-guidelines.

The Horn Report (September 2009)

Meeting the Challenge: Enhancing Sustainability and the Patient and Consumer Experience within the Current Legislative Framework for Health and Disability Services in New Zealand, Report of the Ministerial Review Group, is also known as The Horn Report.

Many of the recommendations from the Ministerial Review Group looking at quality and performance in the public health system are being implemented.

The NZHHA will be working as closely as possible to ensure the recommendations relating to aged care and disability are effectively implemented.

Download the Horn Report.

Read NZHHA's brief submission on the Horn Report.

Older People and DHB Issues

Multiple and inconsistent purchasing arrangements between funders results in poor use of public resources. The NZHHA seeks greater consistency between all funders, including DHBs.

We have distributed a paper entitled A Sustainable, Cost  Effective Model for Older Persons' Home Based Health and Disability Services. This was sent to the Minister of Health, the Ministerial Group looking at quality and performance in the public health system, DHB Chairs and DHB CEOs.

Read the paper.

The Ministry of Health continues to consider issues regarding services for older people.

Read the Ministry's issues paper from 2007.

ACC Issues

• Driving better client outcomes in today’s economic climate
  This was a presentation by Phil Wysocki to the ACC/NZHHA quarterly meeting in February 2009.