Ministry of Health National Service Specifications Framework
Roz Sorensen Senior Project Leader
Nationwide Services Framework (NSF) Project Mental Health and Addictions Sector December 2009
Kia ora koutou
Thank you very much for your interest and ongoing support of the NSF project.
This project commenced in 2007 and aims to review, revise and develop nationwide service specifications for the Mental Health and Addictions sector, within an established framework.
We would like to acknowledge and thank the many project participants who have contributed to the developments thus far. These developments would not have been possible without their most enthusiastic efforts.
We invite you to participate in this project by considering the phase 3 draft documents (developed over the past six months) and providing feedback to us.
Draft documents include:
Forensic Mental Health (Tier 2 & 3)
Tier 3 Prison Mental Health Services
Tier 3 Community Forensic Mental Heatlh
Tier 3 Community Forensice Intensive Recovery Service
Youth Forensic (Tier 2 & 3)
Tier 3 Community Youth Forensic
Tier 3 Youth Forensic Inpatient
Perinatal Mental Health (Tier 2 &3)
Perinatal Mental Health Tier 2
Tier 3 Specialist Perinatal Mental Health
Tier 3 Specialist Perinatal Mental Health with Accommodation
Tier 3 Perinatal Mental Health Inpatient
Tier 3 Perinatal Mental Health Respite
Asian, Migrant and Refugee (Tier 2 &3)
Asian, Migrant and Refugee Tier 2
Tier 3 Cultural Support Coordination
Tier 3 Asian, Migrant and Refugee Mental Health and Addictions Service
Tier 3 Asian, Migrant and Refugee Specialist Services
Tier 3 Asian, Migrand and Refugee Cultural Support Service
Mental Health of Older People (Tier 2&3)
Tier 3 Sub Acute Care Older People
Tier 3 Recovery Day Rehab Programme
Tier 3 Dementia Behavioural Support Advisory
Tier 3 Home Based Support Service
Tier 3 Older People Community Team
These tiered documents need to be read together and each contracted service would have a tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3, service specification component within their contract. It might be helpful to consider these draft documents using the following questions:
1. What aspects of the documents do you support?
2. What aspects require change?
3. What should those changes include?
4. Are there specifications missing in the range?
5. Any other comments?
Please direct your feedback via email to Roz by 5pm Thursday 28th January 2010.
Any queries? Need further information? Please drop me an email roz_sorensen "at" moh.govt.nz
Noho ora mai
Roz Sorensen
NSF Project Newsletters
December 2009 MoH National Specifications Newsletter
May 2009 MoH National Specifications Newsletter
March 2009 MoH National Specifications Newsletter
December 2008 MoH National Specifications Newsletter
Phase 3 Specifications
The third roll out of the Mental Health and Addictions Specifications will review the Maternal Mental Health, Forensic, Older People and Refugee and Asian service specifications. Nominated members for the technical reference groups were bought together for a meeting in Wellington on the 26 June 2009 to go over the terms of reference and identfy a workplan to ensure that the review of the existing specifications is completed within the timeframe set. The day was faciliated by Roz Sorensen.
Forensic Technical Reference Group and Maternal Mental Health Techincal Reference Group
Older Peoples Technical Reference Group and Refugee and Asian Technical Reference Group
Phase 2 Consultation Documents
Thank you everyone for your feedback provided thus far. These Phase 2 documents are out for consultation for the period of 1 month (ends 1st May 2009). If you have any feedback please provide it directly to Roz Sorenson roz_sorensen "at" moh.govt.nz Roz has provided some questions to help guide your feedback. Please note that it is important that the Tier 2 and 3 documents are read in conjunction with the Tier 1 service specification.
Phase 2 Consultation Instructions
Draft 7 Kaupapa Maori Tier 2 & 3 Service Specifications
Draft 7 Pacific People Tier 2 & 3 Service Specifications
Draft 7 Addictions Tier 2 & 3 Service Specifications
Draft 7 Family Whanau Tier 2 & 3 Service Specifications
Phase 2 Specifications
The second roll out of the Mental Health and Addictions Specifications will review the Addictions and Other Drugs, Kaupapa Maori, Family Whanau and Pacific People service specifications. Nominated members for the technical reference groups were bought together for a meeting in Wellington on the 25 August to go over the terms of reference and identfy a workplan to ensure that the review of the existing specifications is completed within the timeframe set.
AOD Group Family Whanau Group
Kaupapa Maori Group Pacific People Group
The Ministry of Health has undertaken a project where the current Mental Health and Addictions Service Specifications Framework is being reviewed. This work commenced 9 months ago and is due to be completed in June 2009. This has been a significant peice of work which has involved a series of consultation forums across the country. The Ministry of Health is using an iterative process which is evolving and encourages people to provide feedback at all stages.
For the Midland region we will be utilising the established regional network forums to undertake this consultation as well as using our Midland website to post updated information.
The Ministry of Health has completed most of the work on the Service Coverage document and is in the processing of finalising this:
Draft 8 Service Coverage Principles
Roz Sorensen is leading all of the work around the National Service Specifications and can be contacted on roz_sorensen "at" moh.govt.nz
Roz welcome peoples feedback and would be happy to meet with groups to discuss their work plan.