The Design Phase of our study gathered momentum in November 2024 when Gonville Health members of a newly formed working group met to discuss the next stage of the research. Later this month (26 November) the Gonville Health members will be joined by whānau who are keen to contribute to the group’s mahi. This combined working group will champion the co-design of changes at Gonville Health inspired by the kōrero of whānau and staff. The working group aims to enhance whānau access to, and engagement with, Gonville Health.
At their initial hui, staff shared what drove their interest in being a part of the working group and what they had to bring to the mahi. All spoke with passion about their commitment to a Gonville Health that delivers for whānau as well as for colleagues. Clinical and non-clinical staff are among those represented on the working group along with the Whanganui Regional Health Network, Gonville Health’s umbrella organisation.
He Waka Eke Noa research team members, Dr Heather Gifford and Lynley Cvitanovic talked with staff about the progress of the research to date and about accelerating the Design Phase of the study. Hui participants put the groundwork in place for the next step: bringing together whānau with Gonville Health members of the working group. The group will collaboratively drive the development and actioning of a change model, informed by He Waka Eke Noa study data, over the course of 2025.
Having a representative of the Whanganui Regional Health Network on the working group is a valued addition.That representation provides a conduit between the Gonville Health mahi and the wider primary healthcare sector across the Whanganui rohe with opportunities to build on and extend the reach of Design Phase results.
