Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to the consumer health forum Aotearoa update for Haratua | May 2022
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Consumer health forum Aotearoa
Tā te tumu whakarae kupu | Director update
Tēnā koutou katoa,
Since our last update, the consumer health forum Aotearoa ‘Te huarahi ki pae ora | The journey to healthy futures’ was held on 7 April 2022. If you missed this but would like to know what was covered, you can read more below.
Submissions on the code of expectations for consumer and whānau engagement closed on 31 March 2022. A big thank you to everyone who submitted feedback or attended the webinars/forums about the code. We received 169 submissions in total; 100 were from whānau and consumers, and 69 were from consumer organisations, health providers or health entities.
We are now revising the code based on your feedback. It will be reviewed at the Health Quality & Safety Commission and by our consumer network and consumer advisory group, and then it will be sent to the Minister of Health for approval.
The code is also being translated into other languages and will be available in accessible formats.
Noho ora mai
Chris Walsh
Director
He Hoa Tiaki | Partners in Care
Hui e haere ake nei | Upcoming dates
Mind and body seminar
Mind and body are hosting their next peer paradigm shift seminar on Tuesday 31 May 2022. They have an exciting line-up of speakers discussing lived experience and ‘leading the change we want to see’. The seminar will run via Zoom from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Registrations for this seminar are now open and will cost $150. To register or find out more details, follow the link here.
He Hoa Tiaki | Partners in Care will sponsor a limited number of consumers to attend this seminar. If you are interested in being sponsored to attend, please email us at consumers@hqsc.govt.nz with your full name, phone number and organisation (if applicable) by Wednesday 25 May 2022.
Te huarahi ki pae ora | The journey to healthy futures
Our second consumer health forum Aotearoa was held on Thursday 7 April 2022. The wonderful guest speakers were followed by a breakout session where we discussed hopes for the future of the health system.
Speakers included Stephen McKernan, director of the transition unit for health, who gave an update on the health reforms and then answered questions from participants.
Then we were joined by Cassie Withey-Rila, Karōria Johns and Prudence Walker.
The breakout sessions were rich with discussion, and the notes from these sessions will help us plan future forums. Participants had ideas for both the health system and future consumer health forums. Here is a taste of what was discussed.
Hopes for the future system
More communication and connecting communities, including health services, and health information. Connection also means acknowledging the other factors, such as housing and employment, that affect health.
Continuing to acknowledge that one size does not fit all. We don’t want people falling through the gap of ‘health’ and ‘disability’.
Focus on professional workforce development.
Be willing to challenge the 'expert' views of the dominant western medical models of health and embrace alternative understandings and ways of healing, particularly in mental health.
Always ‘close the loop’ when it comes to feedback from consumers, whānau and communities.
Actions for future consumer health forums
Smaller groups in the breakout rooms.
Tailor activities to both introverts and extroverts and keep the formats accessible.
Continue to cover a range of topics across a year to keep forum members engaged.
