Canterbury health alliance wins Prime Minister’s Award

Media Release

23 July 2015

Canterbury health alliance wins Prime Minister’s Award

The Canterbury Clinical Network (CCN) has proudly accepted the Prime Minister’s Award for Public Sector Excellence at the 2015 Deloitte Fujitsu Public Sector Excellence Awards.

The alliance was also awarded the Treasury Award for Excellence in Improving Public Value through Business Transformation at the awards ceremony in Wellington on Tuesday, July 2015.

In a joint statement issued by Canterbury’s Primary Health Organisations – three of the Canterbury Clinical Network’s nine Alliance Partners – Chief Executive Officers of Rural Canterbury PHO, Pegasus Health and Christchurch PHO said, “We are proud to accept these awards in recognition of the collaboration occurring across our health system and the considerable results it has achieved for the people of Canterbury.”

On behalf of the Canterbury Clinical Network’s Alliance Leadership Team, Chair Sir John Hansen thanked all those across the Canterbury health system that had contributed to this success.

“I would like to congratulate all those across the system who have contributed to the vision of an integrated health system that keeps Cantabrians healthy in their own homes,” Sir John Hansen said.

“Patient need has always been at the forefront of the Canterbury Clinical Network’s work and I would like to personally recognise the many dedicated and selfless clinicians who have contributed to winning this award.”

Canterbury has pioneered the alliancing approach in a health setting, an approach which has since been adopted nationally.

As a result, Canterbury people are increasingly taking greater responsibility for their own health and accessing care in the community closer to their own homes. This has enabled shorter waits for care, higher rates of elective services and reduced pressure on our hospitals.

A range of conditions that were once treated purely and mainly in hospital are now provided in general practice and older people are staying in their own homes for longer.

Last year alone almost 30,000 people who would previously have been admitted to hospital with acute medical conditions received their treatment in their own homes.

The Public Sector Excellence Awards attracted 75 entries from a large range of organisations including government departments, district health boards, Crown agencies, local government and tertiary education organisations.

ENDS.

For more information on the Canterbury Clinical Network: www.ccn.health.nz

More information on the 2015 IPANZ Awards: http://www.ipanz.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=264

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