129.037 Mahitahi Hauora Annual Report 2023-24 v8 - Low Res Spreads - Flipbook - Page 33
2023/2024 -- Mahitahi
2023/2024
Mahitahi Hauora
Hauora Annual
Annual Report
Report
COPD Whānau
Wellness Programme
Mahitahi Hauora funds nurse-led
annual reviews for patients with
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD), including sick
day planning, inhaler technique,
self-management, best practice
care and vaccination.
Data shows us that Māori are
affected by respiratory disease
at a younger age and are more
likely to be hospitalised with
COPD. Since the programme
commenced in September 2023,
135 patients have received a
funded annual COPD review, 64%
of these were with Māori patients.
Gout Stop Programme
This year Mahitahi Hauora’s Gout
Stop Programme supported
613 patients, this includes 566
patients who were referred
during the year and 47 who were
referred in the previous year.
64% of the patients supported
by the Gout Stop Programme
this year were Māori. 41% of
Māori patients referred to the
programme this year were under
40 years old, compared to just
21% of non-Māori patients
referred being under 40 years old.
In 2023 the Gout Stop
Programme underwent signi昀椀cant
improvements, for both practices
and patients:
• Automated referrals process,
resulting in more patients
joining the programme.
• Our dedicated Registered
Nurse kaiāwhina facilitates
continuity of care by liaising
between patients, pharmacy,
and general practice.
• Additional funding for practices
to monitor uric acid levels and
adjust medications.
• Additional funding for practices
to follow up with patients
once they have completed the
programme. This supports
nurse-led cardiovascular,
kidney, heart and diabetes
checks, and further education
to help patients manage their
gout and in detecting and
managing other associated
chronic conditions.
344 patients completed the
three-month programme this
year. 82% of all patients who
completed the Gout Stop
Programme agreed that it helped
them understand more about
their gout, and 78% agreed they
now felt in control of their gout.
The programme has a patient
satisfaction rating of 4.5 out of 5.
Ranginui’s Story
After multiple trips to the ED and
many expensive medical bills,
as he tried to manage his pain,
Ranginui was referred to the
Gout Stop Programme. With the
support of our Registered Nurse,
kaiāwhina, Ranginui began to
understand his condition and his
medication. Feeling empowered
and encouraged by the regular
check-ins his uric acid levels
reached target and he was
successfully discharged from the
programme with no further flares.
“The Gout Stop Programme has
helped me stay on top of gout with
regular contact and motivation
from the nurse. I am feeling good
and healthy.”
– Ranginui, aged 30
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