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Health Targets

Ministry of Health national Health Targets are what the government judges DHB performance by.

2012/13 results


Achieving the Health Targets


90% of hospitalised smokers will be provided with advice and help to quit by July 2011 and 95% by July 2012.


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).
Improved access to electives


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


Increased percent of the eligible adult population will have had their CVD risk assessed in the last five years. Increased percent of people with diabetes will attend free annual checks. Iincreased percent of people with diabetes will have satisfactory or better diabetes management. Cardio services

95% of patients will be admitted, discharged or transferred from an ED within six hours.


From January 2011, everyone needing radiation treatment will have this within four weeks of the first specialist oncology assessment.


What are the six Health Targets?
Elective services
Final report – June 2012



Previous results

2012/2013 results

2011/2012 results


2010/2011 results


2009/2010 results



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