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)
Youth Forensic (Tier 2 & 3)
| Youth Forensic Tier 2 | Tier 3 Community Youth Forensic |
| Tier 3 Youth Forensic Inpatient |
Perinatal Mental Health (Tier 2 &3)
| Tier 2 Perinatal Mental Health | Tier 3 Specialist Perinatal Mental Health |
| Tier 3 Specialist Perinatal Mental Health with Accommodation | Tier 3 Perinatal Mental Health Respite |
Asian, Migrant and Refugee (Tier 2 &3)
| Tier 3 Asian, Migrant &Refugee MH&A Service | Tier 3 Asian, Migrant & Refugee Specialist Services |
| Tier 3 Asian, Migrant & Refugee Cultural Support Service |
Mental Health of Older People (Tier 2&3)
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
National SF Project Newsletters
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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
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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.
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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.