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2023/2024 - Mahitahi Hauora Annual Report
475
211
62%
paediatric respiratory patients
received interventions from
Clinical Hub
Kahu Taurima referrals
of 2-year-olds were up to
date with their immunisations
(56% for Māori)
2,676
64%
on-time immunisations given for
tamariki Māori and hapū māmā
of 8-month-olds were up to date with
their immunisations (59% for Māori)
Best Start Kōwae
Assessment Tools
In April 2023 Mahitahi Hauora
partnered with The National
Hauora Coalition to offer Best Start
Kōwae pregnancy and postnatal
assessment tools to 20 of our
general practices. The aim of the
Best Start Kōwae tools is to support
consistent, comprehensive, and
equitable care of pregnant people
and babies.
These tools complement
midwifery services, offer additional
support in the form of clinical
recommendations, built-in
education, links to HealthPathways
and other resources, and include
a one-click e-referral tool. To
support general practices offering
these tools, virtual education
sessions have begun.
Kahu Taurima
Kahu Taurima is the Health New
Zealand | Te Whatu Ora approach
to maternity and early years (the
昀椀rst 2,000 days of life) for all
whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In March 2023, Mahitahi Hauora
partnered with Ngāti Hine Health
Trust to develop a centralised
local triage and referral system
for hapū māmā, supporting and
facilitating a proactive early
referral and intervention. Since
the programme began earlier this
year, 211 pregnant people have
been referred.
The whānau did not have access
to transport so Mahitahi Hauora
arranged for the Outreach
Immunisation Service to visit them
at home. When it was time for the
next immunisations the whānau
chose to get their other tamariki
immunised, bringing their whānau
up to date with the childhood
immunisation schedule.
Childhood and
Pregnancy
Immunisations
Paediatric Respiratory
Clinical Pathway
In April 2023, Mahitahi Hauora
began immunisation work to
pre-call whānau of pēpē Māori
that were due their 6-week,
3-month, 5-month and 12-month
immunisations and hapū māmā
due to the whooping cough
immunisation, offering a $50
Prezzy Card incentive for every
immunisation completed on time.
This work saw a total of 2,676
immunisations given.
Patient success story: Whānau
were contacted to remind them
that their pēpi’s immunisations
were due.
Working alongside the hospital’s
Paediatrics teams, Mahitahi
Hauora receives noti昀椀cations when
a child who was admitted with a
respiratory order, is discharged
from the hospital and has not met
the criteria for Paediatric Outreach
support. Mahitahi Hauroa’s Clinical
Hub nurses contact whānau to
discuss the hospital discharge
plan, and relevant assessments,
answer questions, and refer to
other relevant services if required.
Since referrals began in August
2023, 475 patients have received
this service.
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