Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
John Cartwright serves as General Manager for Acute, Critical and Central Services at Health New Zealand | Counties Manukau since August 2019, overseeing a range of critical healthcare operations. With extensive experience as a freelance photographer and NHS Interim Senior Manager through JOWIC Limited, John has led various health service improvement initiatives and management roles across multiple organizations. Previously, John held several positions, including Medical Operations Manager at Auckland Regional Public Health Service, Associate Director of Strategy and Planning at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, and interim managerial roles across other NHS trusts, focusing on urgent care, financial sustainability, and governance. Notable achievements include establishing effective team dynamics, enhancing the delivery of urgent care strategies, and contributing to various transformation programs within the healthcare sector.
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Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
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Our Region: Counties Manukau Health (CM Health) provides health and disability services to an estimated 512,000 people who reside in the local authorities of Auckland, Waikato and Hauraki District. The estimated Counties Manukau population for 2015 is 520,140 or 11% of the total New Zealand population. What we do: • Collaborating with other DHBs, service providers, the community and other stakeholders to plan the strategic direction for health and disability services in the northern region and promote the integration of health services • Funding the provision of most health and disability services provided in Counties Manukau through service contracts with health and disability providers and non-governmental organisations • Providing hospital based services for the population of Counties Manukau and some access to specialist or highly complex services for people who are referred from other DHBs • Promoting, protecting and improving the health of the Counties Manukau population through the provision of health promotion, health education and evidence based public health initiatives. Who we are: We care about achieving health equity for our community. Together, the Counties Manukau health system will work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities by 2020. We will measure the impact we have on healthy life years every year. This is our commitment to act and be deliberate in our choices and priorities. This means that people will live longer healthier lives in the community Our Values: We aspire to live and breathe our values every day as the foundation of our strategic actions: • Valuing everyone Make everyone feel welcome and valued •Kind Care for other people's well being • Together Include everyone as part of the team • Excellent Safe, professional, always improving