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Te Puna Hauora Matua o Hauraki Board Meeting Board members recently met with Te Puna Hauora Matua o Hauraki management team to kōrero on the strategic direction for Primary Health Organisation’s (PHO’s), strategic priorities and the role of localities in system change and responsiveness to whānau voice. David Taipari, Chair for the Hauraki Māori Trust Board and Hauraki representative on Te Tiratū the Tainui Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) gave an update on the process for the IMPB being gazetted and added to the Pae Ora Act schedule. For more info click here
Te Tara o Te Whai team collaborated with the Stroke Foundation to gather insights from the communities of Te Aroha, Thames, and Waihi.
Conducting blood pressure checks while engaging with community members is an effective way to reach out and gather valuable feedback. The insights gathered from these interactions will undoubtedly contribute to creating more targeted and impactful interventions that address the needs of the communities in Te Aroha, Thames, and Waihi.
Feedback:
- Need for more health services delivered close to home.
- The community needs to look after one another.
- Having choices in what care people receive.
- Wanting to be heard and respected by people within the health and wellbeing sector.
- Quick access to care. People are waiting weeks to see their doctor.
- Access to transport after being discharged from Waikato Hospital
- Mental health support for our youth.
- More options for our youth to access.
- People I care about get what they need.
- Encourage young people to work in healthcare. We need them.
- Citizen Advice Bureau, have been providing food parcels and people are thankful for their service.
- Need more counsellors, social workers and navigators in our communities.
Thank you to everyone who were willing to share their thoughts with our team and a huge thank you to Vivienne and Jess and the rest of the Stroke Foundation team for supporting Te Tara o Te Whai in gathering valuable insights.
