Site visits were conducted with five of the 48 practices involved in the employment scheme. These sites were purposefully selected in consultation with the MoH using information from the practice profiling and the mid-point survey. Practices were selected to ensure a variety in: Māori practices and PHOs Geographic location Urban or rural locations Previous experience with NGNs Level of success in initial implementation Practices were contacted directly by the evaluation team to invite them to participate in the site visits. This was initially done via email and then followed up with a phone call. Table 1 identifies the key characteristics of the five sites. Table 1: Practices selected or site visits Previous Perceived Perceived Māori provider Practice Location experience level of NGN impact on or PHO with a NGN support sustainability A small urban Māori provider practice in the Practice A Yes. Medium Medium and Māori PHO. eastern North Island. Non-Māori A large urban Yes – highly Practice B provider and practice in the High Medium experienced PHO. Auckland region. Māori provider A small rural clinic No - Nursing Practice C with non-Māori in the upper High Low students only PHO. North Island. Non-Māori A small urban Yes – highly Practice D provider and practice in the High High experienced PHO. Auckland region.
Site visits were conducted with five of the 48 practices involved in the employment scheme. These sites were purposefully selected in consultation with the MoH using information from the practice profiling and the mid-point survey. Practices were selected to ensure a variety in: Māori practices and PHOs Geographic location Urban or rural locations Previous experience with NGNs Level of success in initial implementation Practices were contacted directly by the evaluation team to invite them to participate in the site visits. This was initially done via email and then followed up with a phone call. Table 1 identifies the key characteristics of the five sites. Table 1: Practices selected or site visits Practice Māori provider or PHO Location Previous experience with a NGN Perceived level of NGN support Perceived impact on sustainability Practice A Māori provider and Māori PHO. A small urban practice in the eastern North Island. Yes. Medium Medium Practice B Non-Māori provider and PHO. A large urban practice in the Auckland region. Yes – highly experienced High Medium Practice C Māori provider with non-Māori PHO. A small rural clinic in the upper North Island. No - Nursing students only High Low Practice D Non-Māori provider and PHO. A small urban practice in the Auckland region. Yes – highly experienced High High