Action - Increase access to health services

The action outlined below will help achieve this outcome. This work was started under the existing Disability Action Plan. 

9. Priority: Increase government services’ responsiveness to disabled people

9 C: Increase access to health services and improve health outcomes for disabled people with a specific focus on people with learning/intellectual disabilities.

Progress update to September 2018

Status: Minor risks to achieving milestones - Orange

In sum:
• This project is being re-scoped in line with the new governments priorities and manifesto commitments.

Action Milestones:

Scope approved [recommenced]

• Project is being re-scoped in line with discussions with the new government on their policy priorities and work associated with the DSS System Transformation project.

Identify actions  [complete]

Work incorporated into the NZ Health Strategy to support implementation [complete]

• Action is included in the NZ Health Strategy Roadmap of Actions

Produce and publish a public document to describe actions  [on-going]

• Internal conversations are taking place as to the best approach on this and whether an action plan is the most efficient next step.

Approval of action plan [unknown]

• More specific timeframes to deliver actions and advice will be discussed with the Reference Group, Senior Officials/DPO and CEGD meetings.

Advice to Minister (mid-2017) [unknown]

•  A health report is currently being drafted with options for the Minister.

Lead: Ministry of Health

DPOs lead: People First

Others involved:       Spectrum Care, Capital And Coast DHB, MidCentral Health DHB, Midland Health Network, Special Olympics, IHC.