A survey has been created to gather thoughts from rangatahi / young people about improvements they would like to see made to sexual and reproductive health services in Waitaha / Canterbury.

A project which brings consumers and health providers together to co-design a new model of care for people with chronic pain held a wānanga – a forum to observe, listen and learn – last month.

Members of the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) tīma (team) were one of the latest to hear about the Kia Kotahi Partnership in Design framework, a values-based framework which puts people and their whānau at the centre of designing equitable health services.

The Kia Kotahi Partnership in Design (KKPID) project team have been busy the past few months socialising the co-design framework to various groups around the motu (country). The values-based framework ensures that people and their whānau are at the centre of designing equitable health services in a genuine and purposeful partnership.

The first residents were welcomed back to Ellesmere Hospital on Monday 31 October. Te Whatu Ora Waitaha are working with whānau, general practices and community providers at Darfield and Waikari Hospitals to bring residents back over the following week.  

Getting busy Oxford service providers together is no mean feat, but Oxford Community Health Centre Practice Manager Sue Taaffe is leading the charge to re-establish the Oxford Provider Group.

More than 230 people from across Aotearoa signed up for the ‘Introduction to Kia Kotahi Partnership in Design’ (KKPID) webinar presented by CCN on Monday 17 October.

CCN is currently advertising for a Kaiwhakahaere waitara / Project facilitator. This role facilitates the work of Service Level Collaborative groups and manages a range of projects aimed at improving equitable access to healthcare.