http://www.phoalliance.org.nz Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:01:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The latest Governance Remuneration Survey shows a degree of variability amongst remuneration rates being paid to board representatives around the country. To find the average remuneration rates for chairperson, deputy chairperson and board members, plus board meeting cycles, average length of board meetings and average number of board members per organisation: ... http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/governance-remuneration-survey-april-2011/ The PHO Alliance's 2010 Annual Report is available to view here: Annual Report 2010 http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/annual-report-2010/ The Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington has just released a new publication titled "Managing Mixed Financing of Privately Owned Providers in the Public Interest" which compares the financing of general practice (primary health care), long-term care of older people, legal aid, and early childhood education in NZ, Australia ... http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/new-publication/ The Annual Meeting of the PHO Alliance will be held in Wellington on Friday 3 September 2010. Guest speaker for the day will be Dr Murray Horn, Chair of the National Health Board, who will be talking on "How primary health should be configured to deliver best value to the NZ health system." ... http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/annual-meeting-3-september-2010/ Whanau Ora - Maori Party policy which will see Iwi and other community providers contracting for social services currently provided by central governement. The Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives was released today. Read More ... http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/whanau-ora-taskforce-report/ PHOs respond to today's DomPost story which claims that GP clinics/PHOs are sitting on surpluses of $115 million. Hamish Kynoch, Chair of PHO Alliance and Hawke's Bay PHO and Dr Richard Tyler, Chair of Capital PHO provide context to the story and explain why the figures are misleading ... Hear More ... http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/phos-defend-surpluses/ Health Minister announces a major drive for better value for money in health which will see an estimated $700 million freed up for front line services.  One of the major changes is the setting up of a new National Health Board within the Ministry of Health which will oversee $9.7 billion of public health ... http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/major-push-to-lift-public-health-performance/ Members of the PHO Alliance support the general direction of the Ministerial Review Group Report, particularly the recognition of the role of the community in supporting an environment in which personal and population health are seen as essential objectives of social policy and individual lifestyle choices ... Read More http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/meeting-the-challenge-a-response-from-the-pho-alliance-inc/ The Ministerial Review Group Report released today makes 170 recommendations on how to reduce bureaucracy, improve frontline health services and improve the overall quality and value for money of the public health system... Read More Mark Sainsbury's interview with Health Minister Tony Ryall, Sunday 16th August, Q&A... Video Link http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/ministerial-review-group-report/ This proposal to transition the current 9 PHOs in to a single new PHO will be considered by the boards of Southland DHB and Otago DHB this Thursday read more ... http://www.phoalliance.org.nz/news/proposal-to-create-one-new-pho-for-southland-otago-dhb-regions/