A health equity policy that includes rationale for addressing Māori health equity, alongside health equity for under-served and marginalised groups in your population.
Written comments:
Description of how the health equity policy is shared with the team and implemented.
Health equity targets are built into leadership goals for practice leaders (for example, in the strategic plan, quality plan, Māori health plan, clinical governance plan).
Written comments:
Description of how the practice leaders are implementing plans to address health equity within the practice.
Role descriptions and/or work plans that include health equity clauses.
Performance appraisals that incorporate and measure progress against health equity goals.
Written comments:
Description of how the practice supports team members to progress their health equity goals (e.g., protected time, additional training, support from the equity champion).
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Core content is continually reviewed and kept up to date.
Customised
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Customised topics must be reviewed and updated by the practice because they are not automatically updated by GPDocs.
GPDocs was originally created by Streamliners, the Christchurch-based company who produce HealthPathways for New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom. In 2024 GPDocs become a standalone company in conjunction with SchoolDocs, who provide a similar policy platform to over 85% of New Zealand schools.
The practice makes an explicit commitment to ensuring health equity outcomes, including for Māori as tangata whenua under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.