Cross-cutting: Disability data
There are two pieces of work in this Outcome.
Ministry of Social Development: Disability Data and Evidence
Overall status: On track or ahead
Progress against Plan for the period
Actions that were planned for 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020 |
Actions completed in the period |
Note any impacts from COVID-19 |
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Development of the Disability Data and Evidence Action Plan |
Completed |
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Input by the Disability Data and Evidence Working Group and agreement to the finalised plan |
Completed |
Meeting held via Zoom |
Establishing the workstream members and facilitators |
Completed |
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Narrative – Any celebrations? What is going well? What is being learned? Any impacts?
Importance of developing a clear timeframed plan of action with various people and agencies taking responsibility for its implementation.
Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Corrections: Disability data collection and reporting
Overall status: On track or ahead
Progress against Plan for the period
Actions that were planned for 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020 |
Actions completed in the period |
Note any impacts from COVID-19 |
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Adopting a clear set of disability definitions using the Washington Group short set of disability questions as a starting point. |
Confirmed questions. |
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Enhancing MedTech (patient management data system) with the addition of the Washington Group Short Set of disability questions. |
Confirmed positioning within the Initial Health Assessment process. Changes to be completed by 1 September 2020. |
Implementation delayed by 3 months |
Provide training to all health staff responsible for the initial health assessment. Establishing processes with Health Solutions Team to ensure data input provides the information required. |
Training planned for health centre leadership teams at a scheduled forum in August 2020. |
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Incorporate Te Reo Maori and NZ Sign language into any health information dissemination |
Te Reo and sign to be scheduled once the system is working and capturing data. |
During Covid-19 some of the health information posters were translated into Easy Read format and very positively received |
Review transition programmes for people with disabilities moving from prisons to community services/support. |
Workshop 30 June specifically looking at the journey of people with disabilities in our prisons. Information and feedback from the workshop collated ahead of a follow up workshop in August/September 2020. |
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Narrative – Any celebrations? What is going well? What is being learned? Any impacts?
The utilisation of the Washington short set of questions in MedTech provides a foundation to support a better understanding of the health needs. Staff will be better informed on the health needs of people with disabilities through the proposed training programme. The multi-sectorial workshop in June identified the journey of a person with a disability coming into our care, which is a positive first step to inform current and future health service design and delivery. There is a high level of commitment from the workshop participants to progress this work.
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