Six Health Targets
The New Zealand health sector has six Health Targets to
focus resources and improve performance (see table).
The aim of Health Targets is to improve health outcomes over time by
focusing on action in priority areas and to measure
what difference we are making.
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The targets are reported on a monthly basis by DHBs to the Ministry of Health. Results are published on the Ministry of Health website as well as locally by all DHBs to ensure progress is transparent, public and the results of all DHBs can be compared.
| Health Target |
Indicators |
Waikato DHB Target |
| 1. Shorter stays in emergency departments |
95% of patients will be admitted, discharged or transferred from an emergency department (ED) within 6 hours |
95% |
| 2. 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 1,400 per year) |
Target for volume of government funded elective surgical discharges in 2009/10 for Waikato DHB domiciled patients is 11,732. This is a 4% increase on the volumes planned in 2008/09. |
3. Shorter waits for cancer treatment
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Everyone needing radiation treatment will have this within 6 weeks by the end of July 2010 and within 4 weeks by December 2010 |
100% |
| 4. Better help for smokers to quit |
80% of hospitalised smokers are provided with advice and help to quit |
80% |
| 5. Increased immunisation |
Progress toward 95% of two year olds are fully
immunised |
Maori |
Pacific |
Total |
| 66% |
74% |
81% |
6a. Better diabetes and cardiovascular disease services
(Will be reported against until 30 June 2012, but replaced from 1 January 2012 with new target - see 6b below)
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There will be an increase in the percentage of people in all population groups:
- estimated to have diabetes accessing free
annual checks
- on the diabetes register who have good diabetes management
- risk assessment measures
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Total |
Maori |
Pacific |
Other |
| Annual Check |
52% |
42% |
52% |
56% |
| Management |
76% |
66% |
66% |
78% |
CVD Risk
Assessment |
72% |
63% |
58% |
75% |
6b. More heart and diabetes checks
(From 1 January 2012)
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90 percent of the eligible population will have had their cardiovascular risk assessed (which includes a diabetes test) in the last five years.
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By July 2012: 60%
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By July 2013: 75%
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By July 2014:90%
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