Health targets are a set of national performance measures specifically designed to improve the performance of health services that reflect significant public and government priorities. They provide a focus for action.
Health targets are reviewed annually to ensure they align with health priorities.
The current targets are listed below.
- Shorter stays in emergency departments read more
- Improved access to elective surgery read more
- Shorter waits for cancer treatment read more
- Increased immunisation read more
- Better help for smokers to quit read more
- More heart and diabetes checks read more
- Raising healthy kids read more
You can read more about the Health targets on the Ministry of Health website
How did Waikato DHB perform?
2016/2017 financial year
2015/2016 financial year
2014/2015 financial year
For previous results see here .
How did our primary health organisation partners perform?
Check out the results for Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) on the Ministry of Health website here