A system of continuous The Ministry of Health and DHBs will be improvement primarily responsible for implementing the Strategy, and regional service plans, annual Within the first months after finalising the plans and annual progress reports will Strategy, the Ministry of Health will develop reflect the actions set out in the final an implementation plan with our major Strategy. partners, setting out the timing, sequencing, The Ministry will develop systems for responsibilities and resourcing required for ensuring that our programmes and services achieving the actions. are informed by and built around the needs Implementing these actions will rely on and desires of the people they’re designed skilled leadership, solid partnerships and for. participation across the system. We need We have a wealth of data and knowledge to the Strategy to represent a shared vision for inform our next steps, through our the future, and we need to work together to investment in interRAI and research achieve our aims. initiatives, such as the Ageing Well Science The health system is, and operates in, a Challenge. In addition, the development of complex and dynamic environment, and New Zealand’s first health research strategy operates within a highly networked system will help us build a more cohesive and with multiple inter-dependencies. We are effective health research and innovation limited in our ability to predict the future, system. We need to harness these and we need to be mindful and flexible, and opportunities to ensure that we make the willing to adapt in order to stay on track. best use of our information, and improve our understanding of ageing well. This Strategy is therefore a living document. The Ministry of Health will review it every Ultimately, we want to ensure that two years. The review will look at delivery of knowledge, information and the investment the actions. We may need to adjust some in and outcomes of research and actions, to replace them or to combine them development inform policy development with other initiatives, to strengthen their and service improvement. chance of success.
A system of continuous improvement Within the first months after finalising the Strategy, the Ministry of Health will develop an implementation plan with our major partners, setting out the timing, sequencing, responsibilities and resourcing required for achieving the actions. Implementing these actions will rely on skilled leadership, solid partnerships and participation across the system. We need the Strategy to represent a shared vision for the future, and we need to work together to achieve our aims. The health system is, and operates in, a complex and dynamic environment, and operates within a highly networked system with multiple inter-dependencies. We are limited in our ability to predict the future, and we need to be mindful and flexible, and willing to adapt in order to stay on track. This Strategy is therefore a living document. The Ministry of Health will review it every two years. The review will look at delivery of the actions. We may need to adjust some actions, to replace them or to combine them with other initiatives, to strengthen their chance of success. The Ministry of Health and DHBs will be primarily responsible for implementing the Strategy, and regional service plans, annual plans and annual progress reports will reflect the actions set out in the final Strategy. The Ministry will develop systems for ensuring that our programmes and services are informed by and built around the needs and desires of the people they’re designed for. We have a wealth of data and knowledge to inform our next steps, through our investment in interRAI and research initiatives, such as the Ageing Well Science Challenge. In addition, the development of New Zealand’s first health research strategy will help us build a more cohesive and effective health research and innovation system. We need to harness these opportunities to ensure that we make the best use of our information, and improve our understanding of ageing well. Ultimately, we want to ensure that knowledge, information and the investment in and outcomes of research and development inform policy development and service improvement.
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