These four stages need to feed into the planning process as well as into the other three key components of the Commissioning Framework: model of care, service configuration and based on results. For more information on He Korowai Oranga, go to: The Māori Commissioning Report (Te Pou Matakana 2014) highlights the importance of looking at approaches that serve Māori and actively seek positive change within a kaupapa Māori framework. The review notes that although there is no definitive funding model designed specifically for Māori, Mason Durie has proposed several frameworks and guiding principles that can inform funding and help define funding outcomes from a kaupapa Māori perspective (Te Pou Matakana 2014). Overall health Achieving ‘parity of esteem’ is an outcome the United Kingdom is working towards for mental health and addiction – an outcome best described as valuing mental health and physical health equally (NHS 2013). The NHS is calling for a new approach to commissioning to give people with mental health issues (including co-morbid mental health and physical health problems) the same access and quality of care and treatment as anyone else (Bailey et al 2013). In its evidence review, The Physical Health of People with a Serious Mental Illness and or/Addiction, Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui (2014b) identifies that people in New Zealand with serious mental illness and/or addiction have significant physical health needs and a reduced life expectancy in comparison with the general population. It found that the international trends of poorer outcomes for those with serious mental illness and/or addiction are mirrored in New Zealand. Integrated care provides a way of working together to address this inequity and commissioning approaches must support these approaches. The Equally Well initiative has been set up to address this issue. It is a group of organisations and individuals who are working together to improve physical health outcomes for people who experience mental health and/or addiction issues. For more on Equally Well, go to: Assessment of need Health care needs assessment can be defined as ‘the assessment of the population’s capacity to benefit from health care services, prioritised according to effectiveness, including and funded within available resources’ (Coster 2000, p 2). A range of different methods can be used to assess population need. To choose one that is appropriate to a particular assessment, it is important to first clearly define the purpose and objectives of the assessment.
These four stages need to feed into the planning process as well as into the other three key components of the Commissioning Framework: model of care, service configuration and based on results. For more information on He Korowai Oranga, go to: The Māori Commissioning Report (Te Pou Matakana 2014) highlights the importance of looking at approaches that serve Māori and actively seek positive change within a kaupapa Māori framework. The review notes that although there is no definitive funding model designed specifically for Māori, Mason Durie has proposed several frameworks and guiding principles that can inform funding and help define funding outcomes from a kaupapa Māori perspective (Te Pou Matakana 2014). Overall health Achieving ‘parity of esteem’ is an outcome the United Kingdom is working towards for mental health and addiction – an outcome best described as valuing mental health and physical health equally (NHS 2013). The NHS is calling for a new approach to commissioning to give people with mental health issues (including co-morbid mental health and physical health problems) the same access and quality of care and treatment as anyone else (Bailey et al 2013). In its evidence review, The Physical Health of People with a Serious Mental Illness and or/Addiction, Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui (2014b) identifies that people in New Zealand with serious mental illness and/or addiction have significant physical health needs and a reduced life expectancy in comparison with the general population. It found that the international trends of poorer outcomes for those with serious mental illness and/or addiction are mirrored in New Zealand. Integrated care provides a way of working together to address this inequity and commissioning approaches must support these approaches. The Equally Well initiative has been set up to address this issue. It is a group of organisations and individuals who are working together to improve physical health outcomes for people who experience mental health and/or addiction issues. For more on Equally Well, go to: Assessment of need Health care needs assessment can be defined as ‘the assessment of the population’s capacity to benefit from health care services, prioritised according to effectiveness, including and funded within available resources’ (Coster 2000, p 2). A range of different methods can be used to assess population need. To choose one that is appropriate to a particular assessment, it is important to first clearly define the purpose and objectives of the assessment.