Welcome to HealthWEST, the Primary Health Organisation (PHO) for
West Auckland. Here you can find information about us - who we are,
what we are about, and how we fit into the New Zealand health system.
Relevant news items, publications, and answers to frequently asked
questions can be found here, as well as locations, contact details
and information regarding each of our member practices. If you have
any questions regarding HealthWEST or primary care in West Auckland,
please browse our links page, or contact us directly.
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is your local Primary Health Organisation (PHO). We’re a team of professional health providers within Waitakere City, including local GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals, working together to improve the overall health of our community.
Purpose - why we exist
improving the health status of West Auckland people through the delivery of an integrated, quality and cost effective primary
health system
Mission - what we do
supporting our providers and communities to achieve good health through analysis, design, partnerships, innovation and
excellence
Values - what we believe in
empowering consumers to take responsibility for their health and well-being through support, education, professionalism, respect
and integrity
Our Strategic Direction - how we will get there
be developing a primary care infrastructure for integration - through our workforce, our facilities, our information, and our
partnerships
Our role is to monitor health standards and quality of services to ensure that you receive the best possible healthcare.
HealthWEST also has the responsibility for ensuring that current challenges in community healthcare are being met. Today those challenges include declining child health, low immunisation rates, and inconsistent older person health, particularly amongst our Maori and Pacific Island residents.
HealthWEST services are designed to support your individual needs and are based on preventative care including risk assessment, early diagnosis and better support for people with ongoing chronic disease.
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Pandemic Information for General Public:
The latest updates in the Pandemic Influenza section of the Ministry of Health website are:
>>Exercise programme -
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/pandemicinfluenza-exerciseprogramme
Information on the Exercise Programme that aims to thoroughly assess New Zealand’s plans for responding to a pandemic.
>>Checklist: Preparing your household for a flu pandemic -
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/pandemicinfluenza-resources-checklists#preparing
This checklist can be placed on your fridge and provides you with space to record the details of important contacts as well as information on what you can do to look after yourself and your family at home.
Latest news on pandemic influenza is available at http://www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza
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Influenza complications-all parents please
read.
In assessing your ill child, please remember, “Viral illnesses
get better day by day, serious complications get worse hour by hour”.
The complications can be bacterial superinfection, like pneumonia
and septicaemia, or rare viral complications, encephalopathy, Reye
syndrome or cardiac myopathy.
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