Statement of Service Performance for year ended 30 June 2013
Our performance against our long-term framework is reported below.
measures the health of our population is improving.
Outcome Goal
People take greater responsibility for their
health
Outcome Measure
Fewer people smoke
Reduction in vaccine preventable
diseases
People have healthier diets
People stay well in their homes and
communities
Children and adolescents have better
oral health
Early detection of treatable conditions
People receive timely and appropriate care
Overall, against these outcome
Comment / Achievement
Improvement has been recorded against
the ‘fewer people smoke’ and ‘reduction in
vaccine preventable disease’ outcomes.
The latest NZ Health Survey, the source of
the information to support progress against
the ‘healthier diets’ target is not yet
available.
Our oral health results remain off target,
but with the improvement this year in the
caries free and decayed, missing and filled
teeth (DMFT) rates, along with improved
preschool and primary enrolment rates. We
are in a strong position to progress.
Breast and cervical screening rates continue
to improve.
People better at managing their long
term conditions Cardio-Vascular Disease (CVD) assessment
rates continue to improve and Diabetes
management rates are stable, which will
increase with the Diabetes Care
Improvement Package launched this year.
Fewer people are admitted to hospital
for avoidable conditions Our Ambulatory-Sensitive Hospitalisations
(ASH) rates have not improved. This is a
focus area for 2013/14 with a project group
developing strategies to improve our
performance against this measure.
People maintain functional
independence We have reduced the percentage of our
over 65 year old population in Aged
Residential Care (5.07%: 5.26% target),
while maintaining the proportion that
receive Home Based Support Services
(12.04%: 12.15% target). These indicate
our over 65s are able to stay well in their
own homes for longer.
People are seen promptly for acute care
People have appropriate access to
elective services
Our Emergency Department has increased
the number of patients seen by 3.2% on
2012, while maintaining performance at
90% of patients seen within six hours
against the health target measure of 95%.
Elective surgery achieved 8,989 discharges
(target: 8,357). We continue to adjust our
delivery to balance the Standardised
Intervention rate expectations with our
population needs. In addition, no person
was waiting more than five months to be
seen.
Improved health status for people with
a severe mental illness Mental health access rates and supporting
measures continue to improve.
More people with end stage conditions
are supported 654 patients received palliative care.
Service delivery is in line with target of 662
patients, above base line of 635 patients.
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