Northern region
Talofa lava, malo e lelei, kia orana, ni sa bula vinaka, fakaalofa lahi atu, halo olaketa, kam na mauri, taloha ni, kia ora koutou, namaste and warm greetings!
Welcome to the northern region workforce development page. Here we hope to provide information on the workforce development activities the northern region mental health and addiction sector is engaged in.
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The northern region has developed a collaborative and inclusive way of working together through well established networks. The networks assist people who are interested in informing and influencing funding and planning decisions in the northern region to have their say.
There are a number of stakeholder forums that contribute to decision making. The regional forum that all others feed into is Network North Coalition
Network North Coalition
The main focus of Network North Coalition is to ensure regional consistency in planning, based on what we consider to work best in achieving positive outcomes for people who use mental health services. The collective function is to improve mental health outcomes across the northern region by improving the quality of mental health and addiction services through the following activities:
- advising on planning and funding of mental health and addiction services
- undertaking projects to improve services across the region
- communicating with key stakeholder groups
- advocating on behalf of mental health and addiction services.
For more information please visit www.networknorth.org.nz.
DHB overview
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Northland DHB
Create opportunities for improving health and wellbeing, and promoting independence of all the people of Northland/ Te Tai Tokerau.
Northland DHB is the planner, funder, and a key provider of health and disability services. It serves a population of about 150,000 people, over an area stretching from Topuni in the south to North Cape. Northland is characterised by a large Maori population, widely dispersed rural communities and a disproportionately high level of socio-economic deprivation.
Waitemata DHB
To make a healthy difference.
Waitemata DHB is the largest of New Zealand’s 21 DHBs, serving a population of almost half a million people. Waitemata DHB incorporates three key areas, North Shore, Waitakere and Rodney. The DHB incorporates two cities and a wide spread rural population. Waitemata is also the lead DHB for two regional services, Forensics and Community Alcohol and Drug.
Auckland DHB
Healthy communities, Quality healthcare.
In order to lift the health of the people living in Auckland city, Auckland DHB manages its finances, finding more efficient ways of working, and improving how they manage the flow of patients from other DHBs into Auckland for services.
Auckland is our central metropolitan district which services a population of 439,000. Seventy per cent of people in the Auckland DHB area are working age adults (15-64 years). Maori and Pacific peoples have a very young population with around one-third aged under 15 years, and fewer then 5 per cent aged 65 years and older. In 2001 a high percentage of Maori and Pacific people lived in the most deprived areas. Sixty five per cent of Pacific peoples and about fifty per cent of Maori live in deciles 8-10, compared with 34 per cent of Asian peoples and 19 per cent of Europeans.
Counties Manukau DHB
To work in partnership with our community to improve the health status of all, with particular emphasis on Maori and Pacific peoples and other communities with health disparities.
468,000 people live in the district which encompasses Manukau City, Papakura and Franklin Districts. Counties Manukau has high numbers of Maori, Pacific peoples and a relatively youthful population. Twenty-five per cent of the population is aged 14 or under; 13 per cent of New Zealand children live in Counties Manukau. Counties Manukau has the largest number of people living in areas of significant relative deprivation in New Zealand.
For more information on the northern region
Vicki Burnett
Programme Support coordinator, Service User Perspectives
09 589 3032 or 021 58 11 88
vicki.burnett "at" ndsa.co.nz
Page last updated: 5 January 2010