Te Tai Tokerau PHO LimitedRemoved July 2022

Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) work with primary health care providers in local communities to support the delivery of health services to meet the needs of their enrolled populations. The aim of PHOs is to ensure:

A greater emphasis on population health, health promotion, preventative care and community involvement Involvement of a range of health professionals, with multi-disciplinary approaches to decision making Improvements in accessibility, affordability and appropriateness of services Improvements in co-ordination and continuity of care the provision and funding of services according to the population’s needs PHOs aim to make primary (non-hospital) health care:

More affordable More accessible Better suited to the needs of enrolled members and their family or whānau. As well as providing treatment services, PHOs aim to help people to stay well and to give communities more say in the types of services that are provided. People enrolled in PHOs are eligible for lower cost vis