Statement of Intent 2007–2010

Part 3: The Ministry’s Vision and Outcomes Framework

Table of Contents:

From the Minister

Part 1: Introduction and Health Context

Part 2: The Government’s Priorities

Part 3: The Ministry’s Vision and Outcomes Framework

Part 4: What the Ministry Does

Part 5: Measuring the Ministry’s Progress

Part 6: The Ministry’s Strategy: ‘Better Health for All’

Part 7: Financial Information

References

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The Ministry of Health’s vision is ‘Healthy New Zealanders’. Healthy New Zealanders means more people having better health and better participation and independence than they do now. We are aiming for reduced inequalities for those groups who currently have worse health status than other New Zealanders, particularly Māori, Pacific peoples, and those who are most deprived. We want all New Zealanders to trust the health system and to feel secure in it.

The Ministry’s focus for the next three years is ‘better health’ and ‘reduced inequalities’, consistent with the Ministry’s responsibilities within the Government’s theme for a transformative social agenda of ‘Families – young and old’ and the Minister’s letter of expectations to District Health Boards (DHBs).

The Ministry’s outcomes framework is shown in the figure below.

Figure 16: The Ministry of Health’s outcomes framework

The conceptual link between the health and disability support sector and its contribution to the overall goal of healthy New Zealanders is demonstrated in the societal and systems outcomes. The outcomes reflect the directions established by the health sector’s overarching strategies – the New Zealand Health Strategy, the New Zealand Disability Strategy and He Korowai Oranga.

• Societal outcomes – healthy New Zealanders: these are the health and disability support outcomes valued by the Government and citizens, and that are necessary for healthy NewZealanders. They are influenced by the health and disability support sectors and broader activities of the Government and society.
• System outcomes – a fair and functional health system: these are outcomes that reflect the health and disability support system’s achievements, encompassing how people access services, the quality and effectiveness of services, the extent to which the system uses public resources in the best way, and how the system interacts with other sectors to enhance health and independence outcomes.