129.037 Mahitahi Hauora Annual Report 2023-24 v8 - Low Res Spreads - Flipbook - Page 29
2023/2024 - Mahitahi Hauora Annual Report
17,996
63%
eligible referrals coordinated by
the Primary Options Acute Demand
Management Services (POAMDS) team
of all eligible patients have had a completed
HPV/cervical screening in the last 3 years,
59% of eligible Māori patients
Primary Options Acute
Demand Management
Service
Supporting the
Transition to HPV
Self-Testing
The Primary Options Acute
Demand Management Service
(POADMS) provides funding
and resourcing enabling people
to receive timely care in a
community setting, close to home
rather than in hospital. For the
signi昀椀cant rural population in Tai
Tokerau, this service supports
more equitable access to care.
Working with Victoria University,
the Partnership Services team
facilitated and supported a
study testing the feasibility of
HPV self-testing compared with
traditional methods of cervical
screening. This study, which
involved Mahitahi Hauora partner
practices and others across the
region, helped inform the changes
to HPV primary screening that
were implemented in the National
Cervical Screening Programme
in September 2023. The
Partnership Services team has
supported our partner practices
through the transition process
and the changes in claiming
funding. The 昀椀ndings of this study
were presented at the World
Indigenous Cancer Conference
2024 held in Melbourne in March.
The programme aims to reduce
hospital presentations, shorten
lengths of stay and prevent
readmissions and provides
funding for services such as ECGs,
chest x-rays, excisional biopsies,
incision and drainage, Ankle
Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI)
assessments, and treatment for
various infections and conditions.
The POADMS clinical coordination
team liaise between primary
and secondary teams and other
health service providers to ensure
continuity of care for patients and
is continually reviewing options
for inclusion against the demand
and resources. Our relationship
with the regional commissioning
team provides improved
opportunities for us to advocate
for unmet whānau needs. 17,996
eligible referrals were coordinated
by the POADMS team this year.
Regional System Level
Measures Plan
^ Professor Beverley Lawton
of Centre for Women’s Health
Research, Victoria University
with the HPV self-test.
Mahitahi Hauora has worked
with the Northern Region PHOs
and Health New Zealand | Te
Whatu Ora on developing and
implementing the approved
System Level Measures (SLM)
plan for the Northern Region.
Focus areas included Patient
Experience Survey (PES),
immunisations, cardiovascular
disease risk assessments and
management, and babies living in
smokefree homes.
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