Planning & funding
Planning and Funding Division works with providers to achieve the best possible health and independence for people throughout Waikato District Health Board. Planning and Funding's role is to:
- analyse and understand the health needs of the Waikato population;
- use the health needs analysis to assist the development of plans, including the district strategic plan and district annual plan;
- create tools to ensure equitable and acceptable spending of scarce health funds;
- work closely with providers to ensure the effective delivery of quality healthcare services within available funding.
The Planning and Funding team
PlanningPlanning is an integral part of purchasing and providing healthcare services. The role of the strategic planners is to analyse and understand the health needs of the Waikato population used in the development of the District Strategic Plan (DSP) and the District Annual Plan (DAP). The DSP and DAP inform health service providers of the probable future purchasing direction of the DHB.
FundingThe funding team includes a senior funding manager and performance analysts and is responsible for negotiating the total funding package for Waikato DHB with the Ministry of Health. The funding team create tools to ensure equitable acceptable and effective spending of health funds. It acts for the Waikato DHB in local and national technical and strategic forums working on the development of funding and pricing as well as service and purchasing frameworks.
The portfolio managers
Portfolio managers are responsible for ensuring effective relationships with providers of healthcare services purchased by the Waikato DHB. Other areas of responsibility include:
- managing requests for proposals for services
- negotiating and agreeing contracts with providers
- monitoring providers reporting requirements
- working at national level with the Ministry of Health, DHBNZ, and other DHBs.
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Current projects
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Requests for proposals
Waikato DHB is committed to a robust and transparent process in selecting providers to deliver health services.
Provider Selection Process
Request for Proposal (RFP) template
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Generic contract templates
Age Related Residential Care Contract - Base
Pharmacy Contract - Base
Pharmacy Contract - Variation
PHO Agreement v17 Base
PHO Agreement v17 partJ
PHO Agreement v17 1st Variation
PHO Agreement v17 2ndVariation
PHO Agreement v17 3rd Variation (45-65 yrs)
PHO Agreement v17 5th Variation
PHO Agreement v17 6th Variation
PHO Agreement v17 7th Variation (Zero fees for under 6s)
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Information for health providers
Provider Maori health action plan template
Gazetted maximum contribution amounts for long-term Age-related Residential Care
Mental health Washup process guiding principles
Where to find information on government assistance toward the cost of long-term residential care - Changes to income and asset testing regulations
- Information for the public is available from the Ministry of Health website: www.moh.govt.nz/assettesting
- or by phoning the Information Line 0800 737 777
- or contact:
Health of Older People Team
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
WELLINGTON
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