Innovations Area
Primary Health Care Strategy Innovations Fund 2007-2009
PHCS Innovations Fund 2007 - 09 Overview
Primary Health Care Implementation Work Programme 2006 - 2010: New Zealand Primary Health Care e-Register
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/phcs-iwp-eregister
New Zealand Primary Health Care e-Register
A joint initiative of DHBNZ and the Ministry of Health
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/phcs-iwp-eregister
This e-Register was created in 2007 an informal mechanism to foster the sharing of information and showcasing of ideas and initiatives within the primary health care sector, particularly those which help to progress the vision of the Primary Health Care Strategy.
This site provides short descriptions and brief details of such initiatives, as well as contact information of for individuals who may be approached for further information.
Ministry of Health Supporting Innovation Programmes
Rural Innovation Fund
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/ruralhealth-innovationsfund
The Rural Innovation Fund (RIF) was set up to assist and support rural health practices in delivering effective services and programmes. Specifically, the RIF supports innovation in rural health. Its establishment was in response to a perceived need for one-off funding to allow the development of good ideas and new ways of doing things.
Rural Midwifery Innovations Fund
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/ruralhealth-midwifery
Some of the challenges faced by rural midwifery practitioners and providers in New Zealand are different from those faced in urban areas. The Ministry of Health has provided Rural Midwifery Innovation Funding (RMIF) to support, encourage and enable innovation in rural midwifery service delivery.
Te Ao Auahatanga Hauora Māori: the Māori Health Innovations Fund.
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/maoriinnovation
This fund, launched in September 2009, supports the aspirations of He Korowai Oranga (the Māori Health Strategy) and aims to advance whānau ora by supporting Māori service providers to develop and implement initiatives that effectively meet the health needs of whānau, hapū, iwi and their wider communities.
Over the next four years the Fund will invest a total of $20 million in the design, development, promotion and delivery of innovative whānau ora driven health services.
Men's Health Innovations Fund
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/menshealth-innovationsfund
The Men's Health Innovations Fund was a one-off fund established in 2008 to support community based men's health initiatives. Funding was given to projects with new and innovative approaches to improving men's health in communities across the country.
Primary Mental Health Initiatives
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/9281
A series of ‘Primary Mental Health Initiatives’ were funded by the Ministry of Health and were conducted between June 2005 and November 2007. The funding was allocated through the Primary Health Care Strategy, in response to a recognised the need for development of primary mental health services in New Zealand.
A report evaluating the first 26 of these initiatives is now available, see the website above.
Primary Health Care Nursing Innovation Projects
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/nursing-innovations-evaluation-sept07?Open
Eleven nursing innovations supporting the development of new models of primary care nursing practice and fostering nurse leadership were funded by the Ministry of Health from January 2004 to mid-2006. A September 2007 evaluation reported on the varying levels of success across the 11 innovations.
Other NZ Health Innovations Links.
The New Zealand Health Innovation Awards
A joint initiative by the Ministry of Health and ACC
www.healthinnovationawards.co.nz
The NZ Health Innovation awards began in 2003, and are now being held biennially from 2008. The aim of the awards is to:
- encourage continual improvement of care and services in the health and disability sector
- recognise those who have developed and implemented innovations that are sustainable for improving health outcomes, support and independence
- celebrate success and excellence
- identify initiatives that are transferable and promote a sharing and learning environment.
The National Institute for Health Innovation
The NIHI is located in the School of Population Health on the Tamaki Campus of Auckland University. The institute was established by means of a Partnerships for Excellence fund of $7million from the Tertiary Education Commission with matching funding from our Founding Partners.
NIHI aims to provide an environment in which useful and interesting innovations can be developed for healthcare so that all can benefit. It proposes to connect the best people for the best outcomes, supporting the best research and health informatics education, and providing a neutral Health Technology Laboratory for developing and testing ideas and products.
Focus on Health: Taking Great Kiwi Health Ideas to the World
http://www.nzfocusonhealth.com/
Focus on Health, a New Zealand innovation challenge was launched in April this year and aims to provide the platform to commercial success and delivery of New Zealand health solutions into the world’s largest health market, the United States.
Australia –
Australian Institute of Health Innovation
http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/medweb.nsf/page/ihi
The Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) was established in 2008 under the Faculty of Medicine at the University of New South Wales. The AIHI brings together three UNSW research Centres working in separate but related areas of clinical governance, clinical practice and health services research and health informatics.