Cross-cutting: Disability data

Having consistent and disaggregated data around disability is a key issue identified in the Disability Action Plan.

There are two pieces of work in this Outcome.

Ministry of Social Development: Disability Data and Evidence 

Overall status: On track or ahead

Progress against Plan for the period

Actions that were planned for 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020

Actions completed in the period

Note any impacts from COVID-19

Development of the Disability Data and Evidence Action Plan

Completed

 

Input by the Disability Data and Evidence Working Group and agreement to the finalised plan

Completed

Meeting held via Zoom

Establishing the workstream members and facilitators

Completed

 

Narrative – Any celebrations? What is going well?  What is being learned? Any impacts?

Importance of developing a clear timeframed plan of action with various people and agencies taking responsibility for its implementation.

Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Corrections: Disability data collection and reporting

Overall status: On track or ahead

Progress against Plan for the period 

Actions that were planned for 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020

Actions completed in the period

Note any impacts from COVID-19

Adopting a clear set of disability definitions using the Washington Group short set of disability questions as a starting point.

Confirmed questions.

 

Enhancing MedTech (patient management data system) with the addition of the Washington Group Short Set of disability questions.

Confirmed positioning within the Initial Health Assessment process. Changes to be completed by 1 September 2020.

Implementation delayed by 3 months

Provide training to all health staff responsible for the initial health assessment.  Establishing processes with Health Solutions Team to ensure data input provides the information required.

Training planned for health centre leadership teams at a scheduled forum in August 2020.

 

Incorporate Te Reo Maori and NZ Sign language into any health information dissemination

Te Reo and sign to be scheduled once the system is working and capturing data.

During Covid-19 some of the health information posters were translated into Easy Read format and very positively received

Review transition programmes for people with disabilities moving from prisons to community services/support.

Workshop 30 June specifically looking at the journey of people with disabilities in our prisons. Information and feedback from the workshop collated ahead of a follow up workshop in August/September 2020.

 

Narrative – Any celebrations? What is going well?  What is being learned? Any impacts?

The utilisation of the Washington short set of questions in MedTech provides a foundation to support a better understanding of the health needs. Staff will be better informed on the health needs of people with disabilities through the proposed training programme.  The multi-sectorial workshop in June identified the journey of a person with a disability coming into our care, which is a positive first step to inform current and future health service design and delivery.  There is a high level of commitment from the workshop participants to progress this work.

Read the full report for January to June 2020

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