Whakatane District Council Elections Evening Presentation to Whakatane District Council Elections Evening Debbie Brown, Senior Advisor Governance and Quality

What is a DHB? Formed through an Act of Parliament – NZ Public Health and Disability Act 2000 Crown Entity Independent Board – 7 elected at large from the community – 4 appointed by the Minister The Chair reports directly to Minister Ministry of Health’s role – Advice to Minister and monitoring of DHB performance Publicly funded from taxation

Our Vision, Mission and our Values Healthy, Thriving, Communities Enabling communities to achieve good health, independence and access to quality services C ompassion A ll One Team R esponsive E xcellence

BOPDHB’s Geographic Region

Population 234,500 32% are under 25 25% identify as having Maori Ethnicity 19% aged 65+ (forecast to reach 24% in 2026) 90% of the growth in the next 10 years >65 year age group There are 18 Iwi across the region, the most of any DHB in New Zealand

Population 28.6% of BoP residents live in Dep 9 and 10 (NZ average 20%) More than half the children in BOP live in the most deprived areas

Basic Statistics Two main hospitals – Tauranga (rebuilt 2006 – 2012) and Whakatane (new build completion 2014) Community facilities across Tauranga and Whakatane as well as at Opotiki, Murupara and Te Kaha Inpatient Mental Health facilities in Tauranga and Whakatane

Basic Statistics BOPDHB Income 2019-20 - $730m Costs - Payments to own provider (hospitals) - Payments to third parties Approximately half the revenue each

Where does the money go? Provider – to run Hospitals, Community Services and employ staff Primary – GP services, pharmaceuticals, laboratory testing, NGOs, Kaupapa Maori services Aged Care – Home Support, Rest Home and Hospital level Respite, Palliative Care

BOP Priority Populations Maori Young children (First 1000 days) The Vulnerable Children and Youth Older People People with severe long-term mental health needs and/or addiction issues