Align with the NZ Triple Aim
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Your project must meet all three values of the This ensures your project is aligned with New Zealand's strategic health priorities. |
New Zealand Triple AimAim 1: Improved quality, safety, and experience of care
Think about the health improvements you hope to see.
The project you choose should aim to improve health outcomes. This could be:
- directly, through a clinical project
- indirectly, by improving access or patient experience.
If you're hoping to improve patient experience, you'll need to think about how that could flow through to improved health outcomes.
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You have identified there is a disproportionate percentage of patients at your practice with HbA1c levels higher than the national average. You want to improve this. |
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You might say: |
"We aim to carry out medicine reviews for all our diabetic patients to reduce HbA1c levels. For those patients, this will result in improved quality of care and better ongoing health." |
Aim 2: Improved health and equity for all populations
Think about how your project could have benefits beyond your target population.
A project aimed at one population is likely to have a knock-on benefit for other populations.
If you're not going to measure inequities, you'll need to explain in your report why you didn't do this.
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Which main population are you hoping will benefit from your project? E.g. Māori. Think about what wider benefits this might lead to:
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You might say: |
"All diabetic patients will benefit from improvement in HbA1c levels. Reducing HbA1c levels is likely to benefit Māori and Pacific patients in particular as they are disproportionally represented in this area. Improving rates for these patients will also provide wider benefits to whānau through reduction in complications and better quality of life. The reduced staff time spent on monitoring and managing diabetic patients with high HbA1c levels will reduce the overall burden on the practice and increase access to staff and appointments for other patients." |
Aim 3: Best value for health system resources
Think about how there could be a wider cost benefit for the NZ health system if your project is successful.
How could your project free up funding or other resources from the health sector so they can be allocated elsewhere?
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"Improving HbA1c levels for diabetic patients will reduce complications, resulting in fewer consultations. Fewer patients will be referred to secondary care, freeing up hospital resources. This will reduce the cost to the health sector." |
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