June 23, 2016
New system should boost healthcare
The Taranaki District Health Board is counting on a new National Child Health Information Platform or NCHIP to make sure no child falls between the cracks.
Planning general manager Becky Jenkins says NCHIP provides a single online view for all practitioners involved in the 29 child health milestones from birth to six years of age.
The information is collected from midwife checks, Well Child/Tamariki Ora assessments, immunisations, hearing and vision checks, oral health checks and B4 School Checks.
The DHB has also launched a new service which can assist in the tracking and tracing of children if they change or leave providers.
Child and Youth Coordination Service facilitator Marnie Reinfelds says Well Child/Tamariki Ora services, Maori health services, outreach immunisation teams and GPs spend a lot of time trying to find people and families.
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