A new model of care to complement Kaikoura Health Te Hā o Te Ora
Kaikoura Health Te Hā o Te Ora – opened in 2016.
Kaikoura residents and visitors are already benefitting from a new model for health service delivery, created to complement the new health facility, Kaikoura Health Te Hā o Te Ora. The new model was developed in close consultation with the health workforce and the Kaikoura community to address Kaikoura’s unique challenges and opportunities, including health workforce shortages and an ageing population. Kaikoura Service Level alliance Chair, Dr Andrea Judd says that the new model will give the people of Kaikoura access to better and more timely healthcare. “The new model aligns with the Canterbury Health System patientcentred approach, taking into account the unique differences of our community. This will help sustain Kaikoura’s health services into the future.”
18 | Spring 2016
The model includes the progressive introduction of a number of new health services in Kaikoura including:
• Holistic and integrated support services.
• Palliative, advance care planning and end of life nursing care
“In the new model, communitybased primary care and inpatient services will be better able to work together and we’ll be better able to utilise technology. This is great news for our rural community as it can cut down the need for travel to access distant health services.”
• Programmes to support people returning from hospital following surgery • Day care programme in the community for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or who are home alone and require additional support • Health Promotion activities • Nurse led clinics, including fracture, pre-operative assessment, wound care and other services
Development of the Model of Care was guided by the Kaikoura Service Level Alliance, a group under the Canterbury Clinical Network that includes local health providers, members of the Kaikoura community, runanga representatives and Canterbury DHB. ■