1      Establishment

1.1  The Committee is established by the Board of CMDHB under Section 34 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (“the Act”).

 2     Functions 

2.1  The functions of the Community and Public Health Advisory Committee of the CMDHB Board are set out in clause 2 of Schedule 4 of the Act and are to give the Board advice on:

a)  the needs, and any factors that the Committee believes may affect the health status, of the resident population of the Counties Manukau district; and

b)  priorities for use of the health funding provided.

 

2.2   The aim of the Committee’s advice must be to ensure that the following maximise the overall health gain for the population of CMDHB:

a)  all service interventions the DHB has provided or funded or could provide or fund for the Counties Manukau population;

b)  all policies the DHB has adopted or could adopt for the Counties Manukau population.
 

2.3  The Committee's advice must be consistent with the New Zealand Health Strategy and other nationally approved strategies.
 

2.4   The Committee is to ensure the priorities of the community are reflected in the DHB’s strategic planning process, which will include community consultation and needs-based decision-making.

3     Responsibilities

3.1  The Committee will:

a)  take an overview of health improvement and champion the development of a quality improvement culture;

b)  examine the role of primary health care, population health and other community services;

c)  oversee the management of community and public health risk;

d)  address the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions through primary care and pre-primary care interventions;

e)  ensure excellent co-ordination between primary and secondary care;

f)  ensure that population health is considered in conjunction with personal health;

g)  monitor the health status and needs of the Counties Manukau population;

h)  develop principles on which to determine funding priorities;

i)   interpret and implement nation-wide and sector-wide health goals and performance expectations;

j)   provide advice on strategies to reduce the disparities in health status;

k)  provide advice on priorities for health improvement and independence as part of the strategic planning process;

l)   ensure that processes and systems are put in place for effective and efficient management of health information throughout the CMDHB district, including policies regarding data ownership, privacy and standards;

m) monitor the performance of the DHB as funder in respect of: (i) financial expenditure against budget for providers other than Counties Manukau DHB’s provider arm; (ii) status of contracts; (iii) performance of providers against contract accountabilities; and (iv) accountability reporting to the Ministry; and

n)  review and advise the Board on specific recommendations from management concerning health services to be funded by CMDHB for its resident population.

4      Accountability

4.1   The Committee is accountable to the Board of the CMDHB. 

4.2   The Committee is advisory only although the Board may specifically delegate to the Committee the authority to make decisions and take actions on its behalf in relation to certain matters.
 

4.1   Any recommendations or decisions of the Committee must be ratified by the CMDHB Board (unless authority has already been delegated to the Committee).

4.2   The Committee may only give advice or release information to other parties under authority from the Board of the CMDHB.

4.3   The Committee is to comply with the provisions of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and the standing orders of CMDHB, including the requirements relating to Committee meetings.

5      Committee Membership

5.1   The Committee will comprise 10 members of the Board supplemented with external appointees as determined by the Board, to enable it to carry out its functions.

5.2   The Board will appoint the Chairperson and the Deputy Chair.

5.3   The Board will ensure that the Committee includes representation for Maaori, Asian and Pacific people.

5.4   All committee members are bound by the Act and CMDHB standing orders, whether or not they are CMDHB Board members or external appointees.

6     Quorum

6.1   If the total number of members of the committee is an even number, half that number; but

6.2   If the total number of members is an odd number, a majority of the members.

7     Frequency of Meetings

7.1   The Committee will meet monthly in public (except December).

8     Management Support

8.1   The DHB’s Director of Service Integration will ensure provision of management and administrative support to the Committee.

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