November 28, 2022
Whānau Ora invests in new health model
Waipareira and the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency are working with Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to build a whānau ora centre on land the tribe is developing by Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland.
Chief executive John Tamihere, who’s at this week’s Australian Health Design Council Australasian Conference in Melbourne, says they want to change health delivery.
He says rather than build systems around the combination of a GP and a pharmacy, they want to increase access to services and drop cost.
John Tamihere says rather than measure itself against Pākeha practice, Whānau Ora is looking to benchmark itself against global and regional best practice.