Latest News and Announcements
Governance Remuneration Survey April 2011
May 09 2011
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: Click Here.
Annual Report 2010
Dec 09 2010
The PHO Alliance’s 2010 Annual Report is available to view here:
New Publication
Aug 04 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 and England. Cost $27.00.
Annual Meeting - 3 September 2010
Aug 04 2010
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.” Election of the 4 Executive Committee members will also take place. Click here to access the Nomination Form.
Whanau Ora - Taskforce Report
Apr 08 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 …
PHOs Defend Surpluses
Nov 16 2009
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 of the Radio NZ, Checkpoint interview which aired 16 November (scroll down to the story titled Health Ministry to Investigate PHOs) and the Morning Report interview with Hamish aired 17 November (scroll down to the story titled Primary Health Groups Deny Sitting on Spare Millions).
Major Push to Lift Public Health Performance
Oct 22 2009
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 funding the DHBs spend on hospitals and primary care… Read More (note: links to the related cabinet papers are given at the end of the document).
Meeting the Challenge - A Response from the PHO Alliance
Sep 28 2009
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
Ministerial Review Group Report
Aug 16 2009
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
Proposal to create one new PHO for Southland & Otago DHB regions
Aug 11 2009
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 …
Seriously flawed OECD report misleads NZ Health Minister
Aug 03 2009
Don Matheson’s critique of an OECD report that the Minister of Health has been using to support upcoming changes in health … read more
C&C DHB Report on the Gains Made in Primary Health Care Since the Beginning of PHOs in 2004
Jul 10 2009
This report highlights the value of increased primary health care investment and concludes it is an important contributor to better health for all and to a more efficient and cost effective health system…Read More
Minister’s Speech to PHO Alliance General Meeting
Jun 05 2009
PHOs need to step up to the mark .. only those with the appropriate skills, clinical leadership and capacity will be able to accept the challenges of devolution, and the delegated funding that goes with it… Read More