CCN has released a summary report highlighting some of the alliance's activity and progress for 2015/16.
A substantial programme of work over the year saw many highlights and achievements realised. Our work this year has contributed to Cantabrians having access to the best possible health and social supports that help them stay well at homes and out of hospital. For example, Canterbury’s community services will be better able to meet the needs of people thanks to a redesign of the services completed this year, to be rolled out in 2016/17. A similar process is underway for pharmacy services. This will see pharmacy and general practice teams explore how they can better work together to meet the needs of Cantabrians.
There’s plenty more to be proud of.
Another highlight of the year was the release of improved shared care templates that better support health professionals to coordinate care. We are proud to report that Canterbury exceeded the national target for B4 School Checks, meaning that health, behavioural, social and developmental concerns were better able to be identified and addressed early to help our children get the most benefit from school.
The Kaikoura community has a brand new health services model to complement a new health facility opened this year. This gives people visiting and living in this coastal town access to sustainable health services that are appropriate for their unique rural and remote community. Similarly, more Canterbury general practices have taken time out of their busy schedules to complete a review of their own model, to ensure they are providing access to the best possible care for patients. A new funding distribution model developed this year aims to further support general practice to do this by reducing time-consuming paperwork and enabling more flexibility in how practices care for patients with complex health conditions.
It hasn’t been a year without challenges.
Not withstanding the ongoing challenges in mental health, youth and people living in rural Canterbury also have better access to mental health services, with more mental health professionals employed to support increasing demand. Progress also continues to work through the challenges of new projects integrating with other social services, and deciding a funding formula and models for after hours services that satisfactorally meet the unique challenges for our rural areas, while aligning with the overall direction of our health system.
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