MoH–NGO Forum, October 2016, Wellington

More than 260 people from 175 organisations attended the 'Ministry of Health NGO Health & Disability Sector National Forum' in Wellington on Wednesday 12 October 2016.

The programme explored themes in the new NZ Health Strategy and how non-government organisations (NGOs) can respond to these and partner with others in the sector to maximise positive outcomes for mutual clients.

These 5 key themes are:

• One team
• Closer to home
• Smart system
• People powered
• Value and high performance

Forum speakers included:

• Hon. Dame Tariana Turia, former Minister for Whanau Ora, Disability Issues and the Community & Voluntary Sector
• Keriana Brooking, Chief Advisor Service Improvement & Change, Ministry of Health  (pptx, 654 KB)
• Carolyn Gullery, General Manager of Planning, Funding, & Decision Support at Canterbury & West Coast DHBs
• Edward Montague, Lead – Investments, The Social Investment Unit (pdf, 1.2 MB)
• Marama Parore, Pou Ahorangi – CEO, Te Rau Matatini
• Deborah Balmer, University of Auckland on health literacy (pptx, 3 MB)
• Derek Sherwood, Chair of the Council of Medical Colleges NZ talking about Choosing Wisely (pptx, 691 KB)
• Marion Blake, CEO Platform discussing Equally Well (pptx, 4.46 MB)
• Kate Frykberg, Philanthropy & Community Advisor (pptx, 2 MB)

During the day, Forum MC, Gareth Parry (PwC) led delegates in a discussion to identify "how might we collaborate to maximise outcomes for our clients?"

Attendees included non-profit health or disability providers, PHOs, DHB staff and Ministry of Health staff.

Programme for the day:

• October 2016 NGO Forum Agenda (docx, 4.53 MB)
• October 2016 NGO Forum Agenda (pdf, 558 KB)

Videos of some of the presenters are available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/HealthDisabilityNGOs/videos?view=0&shelf_id=0&sort=dd