The West Coast PHO has been working with the West Coast DHB on developing a plan for "better, sooner, more convenient primary care" on the Coast.
The document should be thought of as a 'white paper' or discussion document, rather than a traditional "business case". The PHO and DHB are interested in any feedback that West Coast residents might have on the document. The key questions we have are:
• Have we correctly identified the main problems?
• Will the proposals for fixing the problems work?
• Is there anything we’ve missed?
• Is there anything proposed that worries you?
You can provide feedback by writing to:
Business Case Feedback, West Coast PHO, PO Box 544, Greymouth 7805, or
Business Case Feedback, West Coast DHB, PO Box 387, Greymouth 7805
Or you can e-mail feedback to:
The document can be thought of as containing two broad categories of initiatives
1. Those that everybody can pretty much agree to, and
that we can therefore just get on and do.
2. Those that are more complicated or controversial; or that require capital funding; or that require formal public consultation or industrial relations processes.
The PHO has been asked by the Ministry of Health to provide by 31 May a 5-10 page summary implementation plan for 2010-11. This one year summary plan will necessarily focus on the simpler, more obvious changes that can be made, while more substantial changes will need further examination, debate and consultation. As a result, in relation to the second category of more complex initiatives, the one year plan will therefore necessarily focus mostly on process steps, because decisions around the content are yet to be made. Feedback received over the next week or two, will influence the final form of that summary plan. However, feedback after that date is still welcome, and will influence the direction in relation to the more complex and substantial changes - for which there will be further time and opportunities for consultation, feedback and engagement.
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