How does Waitakere Health Link work with these health providers:

Waitemata District Health Board

Waitakere Health Link work with the Waitemata District Health Board in the following ways:

  • Community and Public Health Advisory Committee (CPHAC)
    • Waitakere Health Link is a Co-opted Member - Together with North Shore Community Health Voice and Rodney Health Link, participate as a co-opted member of this committee. This continues to be a great opportunity to have direct input into decisions made for health services in the Waitemata DHB.
    • Quarterly Reporting - Waitakere Health Link continue to advocate for improved health services for the Waitakere community through our quarterly reports to CPHAC. Recent issues we have raised were: access and affordability of After Hours Services, prescription charges, language barriers and respite bed capacity in Waitakere.
  • Participation in Steering Groups and Workshops - Provide Consumer Representatives to participate on steering/advisory committees on behalf of health consumers eg: Primary Healthcare Steering Group, Community Engagement Alliance, Waitakere Hospital 24/7 Emergency Response, After Hours Implementation Plan Reference Group, Community Oral Health Services, B4 School Checks, Maternity Facility Upgrade, Webhealth Advisory Team.
  • Public Consultations - Facilitates public consultations in collaboration with health providers such as Waitemata District Health Board to ensure the community is well informed and able to participate in the decision making processes eg: WDHB 10 Year District Strategic Plan, Community Oral Health, Community Laboratory Services Consultation.
  • Health Literacy - Promote health literacy to enable Waitemata DHB to communicate more effectively with the community it serves.

Primary Healthcare Organisations

Waitakere Health Link work in partnership with Healthwest PHO to:

  • Select two community representatives on the Board of HealthWEST Primary Health Organisation (PHO).
  • Host a quarterly NGO Health Network to develop a collaborative and mutually beneficial association between community health, NGOs in Waitakere City and HealthWEST PHO, as part of HealthWEST's communication strategy.
  • HealthWEST is an entitled member of the Waitakere Health Link Executive Committee

Waiora Healthcare Trust is an entitled member of the Waitakere Health Link Executive Committee

Non Government Organisation

Waitakere Health Link acts as an information broker to disseminate information between the WDHB, PHOs, health related NGOs and the Waitakere community.