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NGO Desk update
6 July 2009


Welcome to the NGO update for 6 July 2009.

Previous issues of the NGO email update are available on the NGO Working Group website - www.ngo.health.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexcm/ngo-news-updates?Open&m_id=2.1

Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu - The latest updates can be found on the Ministry of Health website: www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/influenza-a-h1n1-news-media


Preparing your business to respond to a pandemic

You will be aware that the numbers of Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) cases in New Zealand are increasing. The Ministry of Health advises that this trend is likely to continue over the coming weeks and months.
Obviously, a pandemic of this kind or any similar type of crisis will affect your business, your staff and customers. Just how much you are affected will depend on the severity of the crisis and how well prepared you are.

Planning to see your business through a pandemic is important. This can be done by planning the steps your business will take before, during and after a pandemic. There is no one, single response you can plan for. You and your staff need to respond flexibly depending on the situation. Keeping your plan updated will also be useful in the event of another type of crisis occurring.

Information on the Department of Labour website, www.dol.govt.nz , that could help you with your planning includes:

  • Commonly asked questions and answers for employers about potential employment issues that could arise during a pandemic.
  • Information to assist with business continuity planning.
  • Workplace health and safety guidance, including infection control advice relevant to the workplace.
  • Advice on the use of personal protective equipment in the workplace.
  • Practical scenarios that illustrate the different measures businesses can take to protect themselves.
Keep informed of developments and update your plans, and your employees accordingly. In addition to the existing business networks and organisations you belong to, the Department of Labour, Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of Health websites provide ongoing sources of information on the implications of a pandemic for workplaces, businesses, and public health. Visit www.dol.govt.nz , www.med.govt.nz , or www.moh.govt.nz to find out more.
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For Your Action


NGO Information

For Your Information – from the Ministry of Health

Other Information

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ACTION

The New Zealand Association for the Study of Intellectual Disability Workshops 16 and 17 July in Wellington and Dunedin

NZASID is pleased to host a great workshop opportunity for service providers in disability and aged care sectors - “Challenges in Meeting the Needs of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities” with Professor Chris Bigby from LaTrobe University, Melbourne

Wellington - Thursday 16 July 2009, 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Turnbull House, Ground Floor, 11 Bowen Street, Thorndon

Dunedin - Friday 17 July 2009, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Donald Beasley Institute Conference Room, 44 Dundas Street

Cost - $40 per person (GST inclusive), refreshments are included

Registration - attendance is by registration only
Contact: Mary Romanos
E-mail: mary.romanos@ihc.org.nz
Phone (04) 495 2775

Download the NZSAID Flyer (Word, 587 KB)
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Applications to take part in a Pacific region development conference in March 2010 close on 17 July

Applications to take part in a Pacific region development conference in March 2010 are being sought from people who are emerging as the next generation of leaders in New Zealand. Typically they will be in positions of responsibility and in their 30s.

The Emerging Pacific Leaders' Dialogue 2010 (EPLD 2010) is scheduled to take place 11-23 March 2010. It is an important regional leadership development initiative for emerging leaders in NZ, Australia and across the Pacific and follows on the success of a similar Dialogue held in 2006. The 120 participants will be drawn from business, government, trade unions and the community service sector including educational institutions and NGOs in more than 20 Pacific region countries/territories.

The Opening Plenary sessions of EPLD 2010 will take place in Samoa and the Closing Plenary sessions will be held in Tonga - each over two days. For the middle week participants will be assigned to one of ten intellectually challenging study tour programmes. Each study tour group will visit a separate Pacific region location, focusing on the challenges being faced by the community and the leadership being shown and the initiatives being taken in response. One study tour will be coming to NZ, another to Australia, and the remaining eight to other Pacific countries. HRH The Princess Royal (Princess Anne) is expected to take part on the Closing Plenary.

The theme of EPLD 2010 is "Navigating our Future Together” and all aspects of the conference will focus on the significance of leadership in the context of relevant sub-themes including sustainable economic growth; regional cooperation and infrastructure; good governance; security, stability and strengthening communities; and environment, industry, education and health.

Costs - All participation costs apart from leave to attend will be met by the organisers.
How to Apply - New Zealand has been allocated 12 places. The aim is to select a good cross section of emerging New Zealand leaders from a variety of backgrounds. It is open to all New Zealanders and is not restricted to those of Pasifika or Maori ethnicity.

Applications close on Friday 17 July and short-listed applicants will be interviewed for final selection.

Applications can be made via an on line application process available on the EPLD web site at www.epld2.com. For further information please contact Miles Middlemass on (04) 479 2683
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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.


Waikato Health and Disability Expo 18-19 September, Hamilton – early-bird registrations close 17 July

Theme – Building your dreams

Registrations for organisations wishing to have stalls at the expo are open and a number have already confirmed that they will be involved. For more information, click on this link: www.healthanddisability.org.nz, email Vanessa Walker admin@healthanddisability.org.nz or open the pdf attached: Expo information (PDF, 741 KB)
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Human Rights Commission Survey: Disabled people’s experience of using public land transport services – to be completed by Friday 31 July

The Human Rights Commission is conducting a survey of disabled people who have used or tried to use buses, trains or taxis in the last year.

Three years ago the Commission conducted an inquiry into accessible public land transport services for disabled people and made a number of recommendations. The Commission is now reviewing progress on implementing the recommendations. Part of the review of progress is a survey of disabled people’s experiences. The survey can be filled in on-line or downloaded, filled in and posted in to the Commission.

A fact sheet is available with more information about the inquiry, progress to date and the purpose of the review. The survey and the fact sheet are available on the Commissions website at www.hrc.co.nz/home/hrc/disabledpeople/inquiryintoaccessiblepubliclandtransport/whatsnew.php The fact sheet is also available in plain language, Braille and audio.

The survey should be completed and returned to the Commission by Friday 31 July
For further information please contact: Bruce Coleman: BruceC@hrc.co.nz or Ph (03) 353 0952
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NGO INFORMATION

Careerforce eChat June 2009

Careerforce is the Industry Training Organisation for the health and disability sector. They work with employers to recognise the existing skills of their employees and help them develop new ones. Right across the health and disability sector they are developing career pathways linked to national qualifications. Careerforce takes workforce development very seriously and set high standards - literally. Their success in providing career pathways for the health and disability sector and aspirational opportunities for workers makes everyone a winner.

Contents:
  • Scan Key Findings Released
  • Nurse Maude - Workplace Champion
  • Northland Skills Partnership Working
  • Disability Information Provision Qualification
  • Parallel Pathways
  • Allied Health Assistant Qualification Update
  • Mental Health and Addiction Pathway Development Update
  • Sector Engagement Team Expands
  • Become a Shareholder and Have Your Say
Careerforce - www.careerforce.org.nz/index.cfm/1,151,html
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Seminar Series - Visiting expert presenters on severe and profound disability 3-4 August, Auckland

The third (in Auckland University’s) annual seminar series on evidence-based practices to assist people with intellectual and developmental disorders is being held at the University of Auckland’s Tamaki Campus. This year’s presenters are Drs Dennis H. Reid and Carolyn W. Green. They are well-known researchers and service providers for people with intellectual disabilities based in North Carolina, USA. Their presentations will appeal particularly to all those who care for and about people with severe and profound disabilities.

More details and the registration form are available from these links:
www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/events/Dennis%20Reid%20%20Flyer.pdf
www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/events/Registration%20Form%20Dennis%20Reid.pdf

National Maori Cancer Forum, 12–14 August, Rotorua

When cancer rates for Maori men are 55.6% higher than non-Maori and 83.5% higher for Maori women than non-Maori the announcement of a Maori Cancer Forum is both critical and opportune. You can help by ensuring your colleagues are aware of the forum and given an opportunity to attend.

To be held from 12–14 August in Rotorua, home of Te Arawa, the forum will provide the platform for the exposition of indigenous research, medicine, services and experiences from around the world. Bringing together people from all perspectives of the cancer journey to gain knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure excellence in cancer service and to reduce barriers to access of services for Maori and whanau affected by cancer, the speaker line-up includes some of the world’s leading indigenous medical specialists.

International speakers include Dr Felicia Hodge of Center for American Indian/Indigenous Research and Education; Dr Gail Garvey and Dr Patricia Valery of Indigenous Research Programme, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and Matthew Town of Northwest Tribal Cancer Project, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.

Registrations are now open, and forum details are available at www.maoricancer.co.nz.
Nau mai, Haere mai.
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Carers NZ National Carers Conference: Tomorrow’s Care Today. 24-25 September, Auckland

Carers NZ will host its third National Carers Conference at Auckland’s Waipuna Events Centre on September 24-25 2009.

Keynote speakers will include the Hon Tariana Turia (Government Progress for Carers), Caroline Waters, Director of People and Policy for Britain’s BT Group, Carers Australia CEO Joan Hughes (Why the Prime Minister Talks About Carers), Tania Hayes (Australian carer ambassador, author, wife and Mum), Gina Langlands from Bupa Care Services (Partners In Care), Waitemata DHB’s Philip Grady, Fulton Hogan Wellbeing Manager Carl Stent … plus many more!

For the first time, the conference will also feature Learning and Wellbeing events just for carers:
  • Planning for Emergencies: what will happen to the person being supported if something happens to the carer? Carers NZ will launch its new CarePlanning Tools at these workshops.
  • Continence at Home: Family friendly information about continence issues from a family perspective. Hosted by the NZ Continence Association. (These fun and informative workshops are especially for carers, though others with an interest in continence will also benefit).
  • Carer Meet and Greet: This will be held on the Saturday morning following the conference for carers who want to get together, enjoy refreshments, receive information, and perhaps have a basic wellness check from a public health nurse.
For further information or to register your place at the Conference, email sara@carers.net.nz or phone (0800) 777 797. There is no cost for carers to attend the learning and wellbeing events, and a limited number of scholarships are available for carers wishing to attend the full conference.

To download the programme, visit www.carers.net.nz , www.carers.co.nz/files/ConferenceProgramme.pdf , or phone the toll-free number to request a printed copy.
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International Conference - Making Inclusive Education Happen, 28-30 September, Wellington

The Inclusive Education Action Group is a group of people committed to ensuring that all disabled children, young people and adults may participate fully in their local, regular educational setting. View their brochure for more information: www.ieag.org.nz/images/docsandpdfs/ieag%20brochure.pdf

The conference is being co-hosted by IEAG and Standards plus and sponsored by the University of Canterbury. Download the call for papers here: www.ieag.org.nz/images/docsandpdfs/inclusive%20education%20%5C%27call%20for%20papers%5C%27.pdf

For hard-copies of the brochure contact inclusive.education.nz@gmail.com (this e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it).

Personal Advocacy Trust

The Personal Advocacy Trust finds advocates/friends for people with an intellectual disability after their parents have died. This not only provides great relationships but it also intervenes if there are areas of the person's life which are not as good as they should be – either because of abuse or more often just not being aware of what is possible. Please feel free to contact them on patrust@paradise.net.nz or look at their new web site - www.huttcity.com/patrust .

MINISTRY OF HEALTH INFORMATION

Ministry of Health - Health Targets

Health Targets are a set of national performance measures specifically designed to improve the performance of health services. They provide a focus for action. The impact they make can be measured to see how they are improving health for all New Zealanders.

Health Targets were introduced to the New Zealand health system in 2007/08. They are reviewed annually to ensure they align with government health priorities.

Shorter stays in Emergency Departments
95 percent of patients will be admitted, discharged, or transferred from an Emergency Department (ED) within six hours.

Improved access to elective surgery
the volume of elective surgery will be increased by an average 4,000 discharges per year (compared with the previous average increase of 1400 per year).

Shorter waits for cancer treatment
everyone needing radiation treatment will have this within six weeks by the end of July 2010 and within four weeks by December 2010.

Increased immunisation
85 percent of two year olds will be fully immunised by July 2010; 90 percent by July 2011; and 95 percent by July 2012.

Better help for smokers to quit
80 percent of hospitalised smokers will be provided with advice and help to quit by July 2010; 90 percent by July 2011; and 95 percent by July 2012. Similar target for primary care will be introduced from July 2010 or earlier, through the PHO Performance Programme.

Better diabetes and cardiovascular services
  1. increased percent of the eligible adult population will have had their CVD risk assessed in the last five years
  2. increased percent of people with diabetes will attend free annual checks
  3. increased percent of people with diabetes will have satisfactory or better diabetes management.
www.moh.govt.nz/healthtargets
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Disability Support Services e-newsletter

e-newsletter June 2009 (PDF, 806 KB)

Ministry of Health media releases

www.moh.govt.nz/media

OTHER INFORMATION

E-newsletter from the Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector - Issue 25 ~ 25 June 2009

Contents:
Section 1: OCVS News & Events
  • New giving research explores impacts of income and ethnicity
  • Funding to support community voice
  • New round of Regional Funders Forms underway
  • Staff changes at OCVS

Section 2: Sector & Government News & Events.
  • Applications for Community Response Fund close on 3 July
  • Apply for BP Vouchers for Volunteers by 5 July
  • Gifts of time celebrated during Volunteer Awareness Week
  • Coping with non-seasonal influenza A (H1N1) 'swine flu'
  • Applications for Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS) close on 31 July
  • New resources/publications for communities and government from New Zealand
  • New overseas resources and publications for communities and government
  • Key dates, events and conferences
www.ocvs.govt.nz/publications/newsletter/index.html
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StatsNews – 30 June 2009

Contents
  1. New website coming
  2. Complimentary tickets to the 2009 Wellington Business Expo
  3. Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand – Wave 2, 2008
  4. Linked Employer-Employee Data: March 2008 quarter
  5. Research and Development in New Zealand: 2008
  6. Mapping Trends in the Auckland Region
  7. Release calendar
  8. Personal assistance
  9. Privacy statement
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www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/newsletters/statsnews/statsnews-30june09.htm


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.

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