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23 July 2009 - NGO Desk update - News - Health and Disability NGO Working Group


NGO Desk update
23 July 2009


Welcome to the NGO update for 23 July 2009

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NGO INFORMATION

For Your Information – from the Ministry of Health

Other Information


    NGO Working Group News – Report from 14 July meeting.

    At the NGO Working Group meeting on 14 July, William Hamilton from HWIP (Health Workforce Information Project) was in attendance for the day and we also met with Julian Inch from DHBNZ in the afternoon. This signals an intention by the Working Group to work more closely with DHBNZ. The new DHBNZ Strategic Priorities, signed off by the DHB Chairs Board of Governance in June, formed an important part of the day’s discussion. Working Group members have taken these away to look at opportunities for joint projects in the five areas identified as strategic priorities. These are:
    • Improve service quality and effectiveness
    • Increase value for money and productivity
    • Future Workforce
    • Information and capital
    • Building confidence through collective action.

    There are also opportunities for working together on workforce initiatives through HWIP, following a pilot on NGO inclusion in the Nelson-Marlborough area. Once we have identified and negotiated some possible workstreams moving forward, we will be in touch.

    The other major area of work discussed at the meeting was the October Forum, which will be held in Wellington. It comes after the Minister’s Review Group has reported and before the Office of the Community and Voluntary Sector Forum in November. We see our NGO Forum as an opportunity for the Government to outline directions for the Health and Disability NGO sector. A date will be advised soon. This is also an ‘election’ forum so there will be elections for representatives on the Working Group.
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    ACTION


    ‘Endometriosis: Be Empowered - Become an Expert Patient’ - Course running for four Monday nights commencing 27 July, 7-9pm, Hamilton

    Topics include: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, pain management, treatment options, nutrition, lifestyle changes and community support. A structured course with time to answer questions. Suitable for women who have or suspect they have endometriosis, support people and health professionals.

    Venue: Fairfield College, Bankwood Road, Hamilton
    Cost: $50, includes comprehensive notes
    Enquiries and enrolments: Pam Finlay, Fairfield College Community Education, Ph: 07 853 5663 fax: 07 853 5679 or email: comed@faircol.school.nz
    For more information including an enrolment form see their website www.endometriosiswaikato.org.nz

    Submissions on the Draft Maternity Action plan close on 31 July 2009

    A new draft of this plan has been prepared because of recent changes in government policy, publication of a report called “The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality in NZ 2006”, and a recent review: “The Review of the Quality, Safety and Management of Maternity Services in the Wellington Area”.

    An online submission template is available, or you can email submissions to maternity_actionplan@moh.govt.nz or you can send them to:
    Senior Advisor
    Maternity Services
    Ministry of Health
    PO Box 5013
    Wellington.

    The perinatal report is at http://www.pmmrc.health.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexcm/pmmrc-resources-second-report-200708 ; and the review of Wellington maternity services is at http://www.moh.govt.nz//moh.nsf/indexmh/wgtn-maternity-services-review-oct08 .
    More on the draft plan is at http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/draft-maternity-action-plan-2008-2012-oct08
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    Health Leadership Award – The Glenys Baldick Memorial Award, applications close on 31 July

    This award is for an emerging leader in health is open to managers from the Ministry of Health, ACC, District Health Boards, DHB-funded organisations, primary health organisations and health-related NGOs. The winner receives $10,000 for educational and/or vocational development.
    Applications close on 31 July 2009. Application details are at: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/2817/$File/gbma-about-award.doc

    Request for Content and Event information

    Please use this opportunity to share your information with others in the sector and around the Ministry of Health. Email me on ngo@moh.govt.nz.
    Action – please email me any information you would like shared with others in the Ministry of Health and the NGO community.
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    Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2010–2016: A Draft Document for Consultation - Submissions are due by 5.00pm 21 August.

    The Ministry of Health is seeking written submissions on the Ministry’s Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2010-2016: Consultation Document, which includes a six-year strategic plan 2010-2016, a three-year service plan 2010-2013, a problem gambling needs assessment, and problem gambling levy calculations over the 2010-2013 period.
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/9057/$File/gambling-harm-consultation-jul09.doc

    Public Meetings – To assist people to make submissions, the Ministry will be hosting a number of public meetings around the country. These meetings will be of particular interest to those who have read the Consultation Document and wish to ask questions of the Ministry to inform their written submissions on the document. Comments at the meetings will also be recorded and used in the submissions analysis.

    Frequently Asked Questions – The Ministry has identified a number of questions asked by interested groups that may be of interest to others. The Ministry has also anticipated some questions based on issues raised by stakeholders in previous consultations and planning for the 2010 – 2013 service plan.
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/9057/$File/pg-consult-faqs.doc

    How to have your say – Your feedback is important as it will help shape the final documents.

    There are two ways to make a submission:
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/9057/$File/pg-submission-form.doc

    1. Forward your comments, with the submission form to:
        Nathan Clark
        National Problem Gambling Team
        Ministry of Health
        PO Box 5013
        Wellington

    2. Download the submission form, add your comments, and email to: problemgambling@moh.govt.nz

    A copy of all submissions received will be forwarded to the Gambling Commission to assist their independent consultation process.
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    Department of Internal Affairs - Community Internship Programme

    The Community Internship Programme funds community groups with identified development needs to employ skilled professionals from the public, private or community sector as interns for three to six months. It focuses on skill-sharing and the exchange of knowledge between sectors and community organisations, while building ongoing relationships and networks which continue after the internship ends.

    The Community Internship Programme is a three-way partnership designed to strengthen community organisations, increase understanding, and encourage cooperation between the government, local authority, private business and community sectors.

    Key information
    · Grants from the Community Internship Programme allow non-profit community organisations to pay the salaries of staff with high-level skills to work as interns, helping community groups to improve their services, to plan strategically and become more effective.
    · $581,000 is available for the 2009 funding round. The actual number of internships this year will depend on the salary amount the intern receives from their usual employer and the length of the internship.
    · The 2009 funding round for the Community Internship Programme opens on 1 July 2009 and closes on 14 September 2009 at 4pm.

    What are the benefits of this funding?
    Host community organisations, interns and home organisations benefit in different ways:
    · Host community organisations are strengthened, have access to skilled professionals without cost and are able to solve issues affecting their organisation. They also develop ongoing links into other sectors and gain greater understanding of government or private agencies.
    · Interns have a unique opportunity to share their skills in a different environment, establish relationships with the community and experience a different type of professional development without salary loss. They also benefit from the exposure to community groups and networks and gain greater understanding of the challenges facing community organisations.
    · Home organisations benefit from staff going to a new environment, returning with new ideas and sharing this new understanding of community issues with their work teams.
    Follow this link for more information: http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.NSF/wpg_URL/Services-Community-Internship-Programme-Index?OpenDocument
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    NGO INFORMATION


    Call for Abstracts: Building Bridges Conference 2010

    On 14–16 April 2010 Platform will be presenting the latest thinking on community mental health and addiction services. If you’re as keen on innovative growth as they are, they are wanting to receive your abstract presentation, workshop submission, creative piece or poster exhibition. See the conference website (www.buildingbridges.co.nz) for more information on the conference themes and the submission guidelines and process.

    Abstracts should be submitted online where possible - http://www.buildingbridges.co.nz/Site/Building_Bridges_Trust/abstracts.aspx

    They are looking for presenters from right across the sector and beyond so if you have an interest in Addictions, Consumer Organisations, DHB’s, Maori, NGOs, Pasifika, Primary Health, Workforce Development and Youth Health Platform would like to hear from you.

    The call for abstracts closes on 18 September 2009. Visit the website to submit your abstract online.
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    YouthLaw, Community Education Series – Four seminars on Youth Rights, Auckland.

    1. Introduction - Rights in the justice system - An introduction to the NZ legal system. Youth rights, protections for youth with the police, in the courts, and road offences.
    2. Rights in education - Rights in family issues. Balancing student rights in schools, parenting and adoption, abuse, sex, leaving home and marriage.
    3. Rights in consumer issues - Rights in employment. The nature of contracts, protections for consumers and employees, minimum wage, harassment, and complaining.
    4. Rights in health issues - Human rights and privacy. Advocacy, legal ages and consent, substance abuse, ACC, privacy protections, UNCROC, preparation and debates in advocacy.
    Dates: Four Thursdays starting 13 August
    Time: 10am-12pm
    Venue Level 1, NZ Osaka Friendship House, 219 Federal Street, Auckland CBD
    Cost $10 per seminar or $35 for all four (invoices attract a 10% fee)

    For more information or to book, please contact YouthLaw phone (09) 306 7591 or email ben@youthlaw.co.nz
    http://www.youthlaw.co.nz/page/Outreach
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    MINISTRY OF HEALTH INFORMATION


    Letter to providers about the Fruit in Schools Programme

    http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/4527/$File/fis-letter-july-09.doc
    Also check out the main Fruit in Schools pages on the Ministry’s website - http://www.moh.govt.nz/fruitinschools

    Programme for the Integration of Mental Health Data (PRIMHD) – June Newsletter

    All twenty-one DHBs are now participating in the project and congratulations to the WALSH Trust (West Auckland Living Skills Homes Trust Board) who is the first stage 2, large volume NGO, to achieve full compliance. They are submitting their data to PRIMHD using XML files, the same process as DHBs. Some other larger volume NGO providers are also actively working toward compliance. This is a significant step forward as collectively this group will provide around 30% of PRIMHD’s NGO data.

    The NGO Web Data Entry System has been successfully user tested on a couple of NGO sites and they’ve received valuable feedback on usability issues. In response the project team is currently completing additional work to improve the user interface, before it is released to NGOs.

    The focus is shifting from the technology to the project outcomes – providing mental health and addiction information in a way that encourages organisations to use it to find out what interventions create the largest and most enduring improvements in services, and outcomes for people. One significant use of this information is benchmarking across mental health and addiction services. They are working with the Ministry funded but sector-led Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Framework project. The KPI project promotes increased utility of national data, quality improvement and service level collaboration across the mental health and addiction service sector.
    To read more, follow this link: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/8898/$File/primhd-news-jun09.pdf
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    Report: Senior Doctors in NZ

    A report from the Director-General of Health’s Commission on senior medical and dental officers (SMO) employed by district health boards (DHBs) has been released. The commissioners have made 13 recommendations, all of which have been accepted by the Ministry of Health. Amongst them:
    · that DHBs and the Ministry of Health jointly develop clinical leadership and participation through clinician–management partnerships;
    · that the Ministry of Health speed up development of a process for regional and national service planning that enables aligned SMO workforce planning; and
    · that the Medical Training Board (or any successor) reviews and recommends medical student intakes every three years to align intakes with future service needs.
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/senior-doctors-nz-securing-the-future

    Report on New Zealand Cost-of-Illness Studies on Long-Term Conditions – June 2009
    This report identifies and summarises economic impact reports on health and societal costs of long-term conditions in New Zealand.

    The author identified 30 New Zealand-specific publications, articles and reports dating from 1985. However, gaps were identified in the literature with only 11 long-term conditions investigated through cost-of-illness studies, and none accounted for the effect of comorbidities on costs.

    Long-term conditions consume a vast amount of resources in New Zealand - both in terms of direct health care and the indirect costs on society as a whole. Most of the studies estimated annual societal costs of more than $100 million per condition or risk factor. Where indirect costs had been calculated, these costs generally contributed between one-third and two-thirds of the total cost.
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/cost-of-illness

    Ministry of Health media releases
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/media
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    OTHER INFORMATION


    Our Health Workforce: Today and the Future – District Health Boards New Zealand

    Attached is a copy of Our Health Workforce: Today and the Future. This document builds on previous Future Workforce work and provides a platform for the ongoing delivery of effective sector-wide workforce action.
    Our Future Workforce: Today and the future (PDF, 927 KB)

    Accessibility map of Christchurch

    Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has launched a comprehensive, easy-to-use accessibility map of the central city for people with disabilities. The A2 fold-up map, put together by the Council’s Disability Advisory Group, marks services in central city which provide access to people with disabilities. It also has a grading for the level of accessibility at each service.
    http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Community/DAG/AccessibleChristchurchMap.asp

    Home Insulation Scheme

    You can now get Energywise funding to help insulate your house, and install clean and efficient heating under the Warm up NZ: Heat Smart programme which began on 1 July. Homeowners with houses built before 2000 are eligible for funding to install:
    · ceiling and underfloor insulation, up to a required standard;
    · a clean, efficient heating device in the primary living space, if the primary living space does not already have a heating device that meets current standards; and
    · other energy efficiency measures where necessary: a hot water cylinder wrap, pipe lagging, draught-stopping, and a ground moisture barrier.

    Funding levels:
    · insulation of homes owned by community services card holders: 60% of total cost;
    · clean heating of homes owned by community services card holders: $1200;
    · insulation of landlords’ homes where tenants have community services cards: 60% of total cost: $500;
    · insulation of all eligible houses: 22% of total cost; and
    · clean heating for all eligible houses: $500.

    In the first year, 27,000 homes are to be retrofitted, building to more than 60,000 in the fourth year. All main trading banks have agreed to join the insulation and heating scheme, and all have agreed to waive their fees for top-up loans homeowners get as part of insulation retrofits.
    More is at http://www.energywise.govt.nz/funding-available/insulation-and-cleanheating
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    Trustees Matter

    In a recent report New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), UK says that 95% of people in the UK are unaware that they can support a charity by becoming a trustee, and that this helps explain why nearly half of charities have vacancies on their boards. The organisation highlights a number of improvements that could help to strengthen trusteeship, including:
    · more action on recruitment from charities, funders and government, to build people’s interest in trusteeship as a way of supporting charities and to increase the diversity of boards;
    · better support once boards are established, such as more thorough inductions for new trustees and increased opportunities for trustees to learn from each other;
    · setting up a body responsible for trusteeship, which could co-ordinate efforts to improve standards, put information about charity governance in one accessible place, and encourage networking; and
    · a stronger focus on boards evaluating their own performance (particularly those of large organisations).
    The report is at www.philanthropycapital.org/download/default.aspx?id=994
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    Important notice:

    The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ministry of Health.

    While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this newsletter, the Ministry of Health is not responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or changes that may have taken place after publication.

    Some items in this newsletter have been taken from the Rural Bulletin - http://www.ruralwomen.org.nz/ruralbulletin.htm
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