Our vision, strategy and values

After going through a strategy “refresh” process including public consultation in the first part of 2016, Waikato DHB approved a new vision and mission statement, along with a Waikato District Health Board Strategy document setting out its priorities. Organisational values are at the heart of our strategy framework.

Vision: Healthy People. Excellent Care.
Mission: Enable us all to manage our health and wellbeing. Provide excellent care through smarter, innovative delivery.

Under this sit six key strategic imperatives, which are outlined below.

Health equity for high need populations / Oranga

Priorites under this strategic imperative are:

• radical improvement in Māori health outcomes by eliminating health inequities for Māori
• eliminate health inequalities for people in rural communities
• remove barriers for people experiencing disabilities
• enable a workforce to deliver culturally appropriate services.

Safe, quality health services for all / Haumaru

Priorities under this strategic imperative are:

• deliver high quality, timely, safe care based on a culture of accountability, responsibility, continuous improvement and innovation
• prioritise fit-for-purpose care environments
• early intervention for services in need
• ensure appropriate services are delivered to meet the needs of our populations at all stages of their lives.

People centred services / Manaaki

Priorities under this strategic imperative are:

• utilise the expertise of communities, providers, agencies and specialists in the design of health and care services
• provide care and services that are respectful and responsive to individual and whānau needs and values
• Enable a culture of professional cooperation to deliver services
• Promote health services and information to our diverse population to increase health literacy.

Effective and efficient care and services / Ratonga a iwi

Priorities under this strategic imperative are:

• live within our means
• achieve and maintain a sustainable workforce
• redesign services to be effective and efficient without compromising the care delivered
• enable a culture of innovation to achieve excellence in health and care services.

A centre of excellence in learning, training, research and innovation / Pae taumata

Priorities under this strategic imperative are:

• build close and enduring relationships with local, national and international education providers
• attract doctors, nurses and allied health staff to the Waikato through high quality training and research
• cultivate a culture of innovation, research, learning, and training across the organisation
• foster a research environment that is responsive to the needs of our population.

Productive partnerships / Whanaketanga 

Priorites under this imperative are:

• incorporate te Tiriti o Waitangi in everything we do
• authentic collaboration with partner agencies and communities
• focus on effective community interventions using community development and prevention strategies
• work towards integration between health and social care services.

Our values

Waikato DHB’s board gave employees the role of developing a set of organisational values, based on feedback in a series of staff surveys. This work was overseen by a working group of staff and managers.

The resulting set of values was approved by the board and is embedded in our DHB strategy framework, promoted through the organisation in a variety of ways, and increasingly used by employees as a compass for individual, team and organisational attitudes and behaviour.

People at heart / Te iwi ngakaunui

• Give and earn respect / Whakamana 
• Listen to me, talk to me / Whakarongo 
• Fair play / Mauri Pai 
• Growing the good / Whakapakari 
• Stronger together / Kotahitanga