Whānau Immediate and extended family. Implications for services: Often the wider family takes responsibility for its members and this should be contextually considered when dealing with issues of access, privacy etc. Whānau ora The concept of supporting families to achieve their maximum health and wellbeing. Implications for services: Facilitate positive and adaptive relationships within whānau and recognise the interconnectedness of health, education, housing, justice, welfare, employment and lifestyle as elements of whānau wellbeing. Appendix 2: Amendments to the 2016/17 Operational Policy Framework for 2017/18 The Operational Policy Framework has been reviewed and updated to reflect changes to policy, legislation and general accepted accounting practices (GAAP). Content changes are summarised in the table below. Chapter Section Amendment(s) General Amended names of Ministry business units and group, updated references to Ministry strategies. Updated references to New Zealand Health and Disability Strategies. 2. DHB Governance 3. Planning and Accountability 3.3 DHB accountability and planning documents Addition of bullet point about achieving health equity and improving Māori health. 3.4 The Annual Report Minor amendment to 3.4.1. 3.6 National Services Planning and Implementation Additional information added to 3.6.1. 3.20 The Nationwide Service Framework updates and clarifications made to ‘Governance and maintenance of the NSF’ and ‘Nationwide service specifications’. 3.21 Contracting for services Minor amendments made. 3.21.8-15 Contracting with NGOs Section updated with current requirements for contracting with NGOs 3.22 Fees Related to National Professional Services or National Software License Agreements Addition of new section 4. Service Change 4.10 National Health Committee (NHC) As the NHC has now been disestablished, this section will be revised with current requirements when available. This section is now called ‘Strategic Prioritisation.’
5. Service planning and policy 5.2.1 Removal of reference to stand alone Māori health plan and joint PHO development. 5.9 Supporting Vulnerable Children Name of section changed to ‘Supporting Vulnerable Children’ and included reference to the Investing in Children Programme 5.10 Management of Elective Services Minor editorial changes 6. Improving health 6.2 Māori health planning Section revised to reflect new planning requirements 7. Inter-district flows 7.7 Referral and management of national services Minor amendments made 7.15 IDF supplementary payments Removal of reference to NHC 8. Dispute Resolution 9. Quality 9.2 Provider quality specifications Minor clarifications to requirements made 9.3 Service Standards updates made 9.3.3 Minor amendments made 9.4 Improving the quality of services Updates to 9.4.2, 9.4.4, 9.4.6 and 9.4.7 9.7 Capturing consumer experience Inclusion of requirement for DHBs to use findings of patient experience surveys for service design/improvement and to develop and support consumer councils. 10. Workforce 10.10 In-between travel and guaranteed hours Addition of new section in October 2016 for 2016/17 OPF. Further updates to section based on introduction of requirements for Settlement Part B - guaranteed hours in June 2017. 10.11 Introduction of pay equity for care and support workers Addition of new section in June 2017 due to new legislation. 11. Information Technology 11.1 Purpose of chapter Purpose statement updated 11.2 eHealth Systems Development Strategy Section updated with current planning, HISO, SNOMED and ICT work programme requirements. 11.5 Government Information Officer – All of Government ICT Mandate Addition of new section 12. Financial and capital operations 12.16 Long-term debt Amendments to long-term debt policy as per Cabinet decision. 12.30 Business cases Amendments to references to long-term debt policy as per Cabinet decision. 13. Monitoring and reporting 13.15 National Collections Addition of reference to National Patient Flow in 13.15.1 b) 13.18 National Minimum Dataset Addition of point f) about reporting of event identifiers