Yes Minister – The Federation is looking forward to working with you
The country’s leading primary and community health body, The Federation of Primary Health (FPHANZ), is looking forward to working with the incoming Minster of Health.
Federation Chair, Steve Chadwick, says they are eager to continue the work with government, to raise awareness of, and advocate for, key community health issues.
“We look forward to welcoming Dr Reti and will be inviting him to our February workshop to look at ways the Federation can continue to support the planning and implementation of key community health related elements into the health sector landscape,” she says.
Ms Chadwick says most people understand the significant challenges facing the health sector however the Federation is uniquely placed to inform potential solutions that have foundations in community health.
“Understanding and getting the community health sector working effectively is absolutely critical to the success of the wider health service. If we don’t effectively manage health at a community level then we run the very real risk of far more serious problems presenting at a higher level of care which can be costly,” says Ms Chadwick.
The Federation sees that ensuring a seamless continuation of critical services, post-election, is important.
“With a wide range of community services represented in the Federation membership, we are well connected to communicate with those areas as well as feeding back to Minister Reti and his key staff, on issues affecting the sector. We look forward to continuing our kōrero and relationship with Dr Reti over the next three years,” she says.
Background
Established in 2018, the Federation of Primary Health is the go-to membership body representing primary, community and consumer health care interests, for the benefit of all New Zealanders. It is the unified voice of Aotearoa’s leading primary and community health providers. The Federation’s overall aim is to influence the direction of the health system, so that the primary and community health sector becomes the central function and focus of New Zealand’s health system that is person focused and advances health and wellbeing equity.
Board members:
Chair: Hon Steve Chadwick QSO Federation of Primary Health
Andrew Gaudin Chief Executive, Pharmacy Guild NZ
Dr Jenny Carryer CNZM, Professor School of Nursing, Massey University
Teresa Wall Consultant
Philip Kennedy Arthritis New Zealand
Lindsey Webber Western Bay of Plenty PHO
Cara Thomas Diabetes New Zealand
Mark Liddle GENPRO
Federation member organisations; Representatives of the member organisations:
Allied Health Aotearoa NZ Orquidea Tamayo Mortera & Sandra Kirby
Alzheimers New Zealand Catherine Hall
Arthritis NZ Philip Kearney
Collaborative Aotearoa Amarjit Maxwell
College of Nurses Kate Weston
Diabetes NZ Heather Verry and Cara Thomas
Family Planning NZ Jackie Edmond
GenPro Mark Liddle
Hato Hone St John Damian Tomic and Kris Gagliardi
Home & Community Health Association Carmela Petagna
NZ College of Midwives Alison Eddy
NZ Association of Optometrists Rochelle Van Eysden
Rotorua Area Primary Health Services (RAPHS) Kirsten Stone
Stroke Foundation Jo Lambert
Waitaha Primary Health Bill Eschenbach and Dr Lorna Martin
Western Bay of Plenty PHO Lindsey Webber
Whānau Āwhina Plunket Fiona Kingsford and Kristina Marckean
Wise Group Shelley Campbell, Maree Haddon and Jeremy Mihaka-dyer