Events & Conferences

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: HEALTH LEADERS CONFERENCE

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Presentations
Closing comments Ian Harcourt MC

Transcripts from conference are available on request. 
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HFANZ organised the Health Leaders Conference held at Te Papa Wellington on May 3rd and 4th.   The main motivation for this forum was to generate thinking and discussion to achieve co-operation of the public and private sectors in our health system.  HFANZ believes it is common sense for the private and public sectors to work together to provide New Zealanders with a sustainable, accessible and cost efficient health system.

Conference was well attended and there was plenty of debate. 

Here's some comments from the evaluation forms

What did you find of value at the conference?

  • Networking, getting an international perspective on some issues
  • The opportunity to talk to people working in related area and to meet interested politicians
  • Funding issues
  • Found value across whole conference specially workshops.
    Very high standard of speakers and their knowledge across the topics covered
    Strategic data and how the sector is being guided.
    Some of the governance and funding issues impacting on "partnership"
  • New ideas, challenging of old ideas, networking
  • Medibank Australia example
  • The opportunity to meet reps from all aspects of the health system and hear their views on current and future problems faced.  Some were similar and others unique to their own sector, however a number had potential interaction with my area of interest.

    Is there anything else you would like covered in future discussions?

  • Still think there is an opportunity for the private sector to develop a joint approach to the growth of the sector
  • Workforce options and inclusion to Registered Nurses in clinical service delivery
  • Strategic Development Sessions
  • Live examples of collaboration in action
  • More speakers representing a broader sector view, insufficient people speaking from DHB, PHO perspective
  • Could be more time given to reflecting on the issues i.e. interactive discussion at the end of sessions - Q & A approach doesn't necessarily give this. Session C2 on Friday was better at reflecting
  • How to take forward public/private collaboration
  • Key messages to get out and profile in wider public forum
  • To gain greater insight of the now and future scenarios, it would have been of greater benefit to have a broader representation from the MOH , operationally rather than just policy
    A greater involvement from ACC would also be of significant interest

    Would you be interested in attending any further discussions/forums of this nature?
  • Depends on subject matter
  • Possibly
  • Certainly members of the organisation I represent will be interested
  • Definitely