Lakes Planning & Funding Newsletter

   
Issue 9 - Dec 11		  
       

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Issue 1 - April 10

  

Celebration time at Bainbridge House Charitable Trust

       
Pic 1: Back L-R Whanau Support mum,  graduate Issac Mudge, graduate Chris O’Gorman, Derryn Hyde (staff), graduate Andrew Waller Front L-R Merle Robinson (staff), resident, graduate Vanessa Mudge, Haehaetu Phillips, Margaret Hemmingson (staff)

Pic 2: Proud Graduates Chris and Vanessa

Bainbridge House Trust celebrated four graduations for residents whom completed the service Alcohol and Drug Pre and Post Treatment programme in April and July this year. Andrew Waller, Chris O’Gorman, Isaac Mudge and Vanessa Stewart  together with invited family and friends opted for an onsite celebration with the Bainbridge team so they could include other residents in treatment and  role model that ‘Recovery’ is ‘Real’ and can happen for anyone who is in supported accommodation services.  Chris O’Gorman speech was heartfelt with all, “The staff here have supported me to achieve my goals and helped me out when there was nothing for me,  thank you all for your dedication.” 

Each of the four have received continuous follow up from the Trust via the Post Treatment follow up programme and all are completely reintegrated back into the community.  Chris is studying his Level 4 Mental Health Support Worker Certificate and is doing voluntary work at a Mental Health residential service, Issac is working and has his own flat, Andrew is working as a farm hand that the Trust supported him into whilst he was in care and Vanessa has returned back to Italy as a full time Chef.

Bainbridge Trust works in partnership with Te Utuhina Manaakitanga Trust and Taupo Alcohol and Drug Service with all AOD residents.  These four success cases highlight that the Lakes DHB AOD providers believe in an integrated approach of services for clients, family and whanau.

Bainbridge House Trust provide the following services:

Recognition Morning Tea for Beverley House

 

A morning tea was recently held at Beverley House on the 15th of September to celebrate the organisations achievement of being the first provider to have no duplicate or multiple open referrals in their PRIMHD (Programme for Integration of Mental Health Data) reporting to the Ministry of Health. The morning tea was attended by staff and clients of Beverley House; Glennis Seranke (Board Member); Lyall Thurston (Deputy Chair Lakes District Health Board); Mary Smith (General Manager Planning and Funding); Marita Ranclaud (Planning & Funding Portfolio Manager) and Belinda Walker (Midland PRIMHD Decision Support).

Beverley House has embraced the new reporting imposed upon them and have taken great pride in ensuring that the data they submit is of a very high standard. 

    

Beverley House also recently upgraded their gym equipment and resources in other exercise classes as part of their health focused programmes.

 

Tipu Ora Charitable Trust - Graduation 2011 

On the 16th September 2011 the Graduation 2011 was held at Te Takinga Marae Rotorua.

19 students were awarded the National Diploma in Hauora and 28 received the National Certificate in Hauora through Tipu Ora.

Tipu Ora PTE is a Private Training Establishment registered with NZQA and has been providing education, training and qualifications since 2002.

These programmes are open to the Hauora Workforce and those who are considering Hauora as a career pathway. Both programmes are fully funded  and are made up of unit standards off the National Qualifications Framework.

The programmes provide a strong reference to Kaupapa and Mätauranga Mäori throughout the duration. Their National Certificate in Hauora (Level 4) is the pre requisite to the National Diploma in Hauora (Level 6), so students would need to complete the Certificate before enrolling for the Diploma. Tipu Ora’s NZQA accreditation also allows for unit standards from both programmes to be cross credited towards higher level courses on the framework. The programmes are delivered at marae over 23 days, across 8 months (this includes graduation). These wänanga are facilitated by speakers that are experts in their field.

         

Sharon Brown and Juanita Hennings were two of this years graudate students and proudly posed for photos with their certificate. Sharon now has the National Diploma in Hauora (Level 6) and Juanita holds the National Certificate in Hauora (Level 4).

 

Lakes DHB Mid Winter Staff Luncheon

 

                         

On the 15 June Lakes DHB held their mid winter staff luncheon at the heli hangar, an annual event to bring staff together and also update staff with what is happening by way of developments and other within the hospital.

                           

This year was special as staff were blessed with artwork displays done by tangata whaiora from the Whare Whakaue Unit (Mental Health Unit).  All artwork was on sale for staff to purchase with funds going towards the Christchurch disasters.

                           

This was also an opportunity for the Midland team to network with staff and answer any questions about the regional services for Mental Health and Addictions plus showcase our forum groups and services.

 

Maori Health Developments

 

What's Happening In Your District?

Lakes DHB Maori Health team review:

Lakes DHB Maori team were reviewed in 2010, as a result of this review the Maori Health team’s at a governance level and within the Provider Arm was restructured.   There is one team now comprising GM Maori Health, Pou Herenga, 3 FTE Pou Whakarite, and PA.  The review recommended a high level strategic approach to Maori Health and the development of Pou Whakarite roles that work across the DHB.  The Pou Whakarite roles cover:

  • Mainstream responsiveness
  • Workforce
  • Projects/Programme development.

And work across the DHB and not just within the provider arm.

Lakes DHB Maori Health PA is Serena Reed, Serena comes from a Legal Executive background and was working at Te Wananga o Aotearoa prior to starting with Lakes.

Mental Health Commission visit:
Lakes DHB Maori Health hosted the Mental Health Commission (Review team – Moe Milne, Suzy Swanson, Gabrielle Huria) on 26/27 January 2011.  The MHC is currently reviewing the way they conduct District Health Boards sector visits conducted bi-annually by Commission members.  The purpose of their visit was to meet with Whaiora, Whanau and Maori Health providers, and identify the best way for the Mental Health Commission, to meet with people when they make the sector visits.  Lakes DHB Maori Health facilitated these two days for the MHC.
What's Happening in the Service?

Po Te Atatu Review (Kaupapa Maori Mental Health service in Lakes DHB Provider Arm):
Po Te Atatu (Kaupapa Maori Mental Health Services) Lakes DHB Mental Health Secondary and Community services was reviewed in 2010 and as a result of this review the Whai Manaaki positions operational  management is being managed by the Clinical Nurse Managers of the services. 

Lakes DHB Maori Health has worked with management in mental health and HR to ensure that the staff is supported throughout these changes. Work is currently underway to support the ongoing development of Maori Health across the mental health services, and meetings will occur throughout March and April to develop service specific action plans. 

Maori Workforce Development:
Lakes DHB Maori Health is leading the development in the implementation of the Takarangi Competencies.  Billie Jo Pomare (Pou Whakarite – Workforce) is co-coordinating this development with Donna Blair and Moe Milne from Te Utuhina Trust.  In 2009 and 2010 Lakes DHB were fortunate to have Te Utuhina Manaakitanga Trust lead the consultancy work that Moe Milne provides for Takarangi, and Lakes DHB Maori Health provide the resources to deliver the wananga and co-ordinate the development.  Lakes DHB aim to have all Maori support workers trained in Takarangi by the end of 2012.  Further this development requires a co-ordinate approach to building the capability of Lakes people to be trained assessors and moderators.

An update from our Portfolio Manager:  Marita Ranclaud:
Kaupapa providers in Lakes DHB continue to remain vulnerable to contract exit.  The reasons for this are complex however issues identified include:

  • Small contracts that do not support sustainability/flexibility of service delivery
  • Governance boards with limited understanding of the health environment/requirements
  • Smaller DHB with lack of funding capacity or volumes to support both mainstream and kaupapa options
  • Accountability – describing how the service makes a difference and demonstrates efficiencies etc (acknowledging the dichotomy of the Maori and Tauiwi paradigm).  This relies on having competent leadership/management.

A key focus is therefore on supporting providers to be responsive to the needs of Maori.  It is accepted that this creates service gaps for tangata whaiora who would engage more effectively with a Maori service and is something that Lakes DHB will be working through over the next 12 months. 
New Initiatives

Challenge Trust has been successful in tendering for delivery of a new suite of services specifically aimed at meeting the needs of people with high and complex needs.  The service is intended to be operational by end April 2011.  A  Continuum Review of the adult MH&A services is to commence in March 2011.  The intention of the review is to set the scene for the planning of future service delivery.

LAKES Mental Health Newsletter

In 2010 with recommendation from the MH Commission a Lakes MH newsletter has been established within Lakes DHB – refer to December newsletter.

 

The Launch of Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand Report - By Barbara Hart

 

The launch of Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand was held at the, Banquet Hall, Parliament, in Wellington on the evening of 7th of December 2010. The report was officially present to the Minister of Disabilities, Tariana Turia.

The report, Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand 2010, is based on interviews with 98 disabled people from around New Zealand, as part of monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It used a monitoring framework developed by Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI). DRPI also provided training and technical expertise. All the interviews were conducted by disabled people.

The report was managed and written by the Convention Coalition, which is a collaboration of consumer run and governed disabled people’s organisations. They are

Social participation by disabled people in society emerged as by far the biggest single issue in the monitoring project. This was followed by negative experiences with regard to health. Lack of employment is also a major issue for the monitoring project participants, with high living costs and gender and ethnicity compounding the issues.

Pictured above are Barbara Hart (Nga Hau e Wha), Minister of Disability Issues, Hon Tariana Turia,  
Raymond Thoumine (Auckland), Poihaere Morris (Whakatane) and Bev Grammer (Whakatane)

PRIMHD – ARC Counselling Services, Taupo

ARC Counselling Services provide services in Taupo, Turangi and Mangakino. Staff attended PRIMHD Codes training on the 28th of March 2011. ARC are installing a new patient management system to enable them to submit their PRIMHD data directly to the Ministry of Health.

 

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