Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network Presentation to 4th Annual Stroke Conference Oc

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Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration
NetworkPresentation to4th Annual Stroke
ConferenceOctober 25,2006
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Presentation Overview

• Introducing WWLHIN
• Community Engagement Framework
• Integrated Health Services Plan
• Role for Stroke Recovery Network
• Discussion

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Our Collective Challenge

• A health care system that helps people stay
  healthy, delivers good care when they need it,
  and will be there for their children and
  grandchildren.
• Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Vision for
  Health Care 2005

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Background

• You cannot micro-manage a 33 billion operation
  from head office. Minister Smitherman
• 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
• Geographically based
• Non-profit organizations
• Designed to plan, integrate and fund local health
  care services
• Community-based care
• Reflecting the needs of that community
• Planned, co-ordinated and funded in the community

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Legislation

• Bill 36 Local Health System Integration Act
  2006
• Equitable Access
• Guided by Memorandum of Understanding By-Laws
• Boards created to reflect the best practices in
  governance
• Skill based Board of Directors
• Policy governance
• Accountability Transparency
• Community Level planning, coordinating, decision
  making and funding
• Health Care investment - not an expense

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What is the WWLHIN?

• Began June 2005
• Non-profit organization funded by Ministry of
  Health and Long-term Care
• Geography covers Waterloo Region, Wellington
  County and South Grey
• Responsible for funding hospitals, homecare,
  Community Care Access Centre, long-term care,
  mental health and addiction services, Community
  Health Centres, and Community Support Services

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WWLHIN Mission

• Inspiring people to improve quality of life
• now and in the future
• through collaborative relationships
• and health system integration.

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WWLHIN Values
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Waterloo Wellington

• Population 750,000 (Rural and Urban Centres)
• Geography 4800 sq kms ( Waterloo Region,
  Wellington County, SouthGate)
• 10 Hospital Sites ( 8 Hospital Corporations)
• 2 Community Care Access Centres
• 31 Community Support Services
• 19 Community Mental Health and Addictions
  Services
• 34 Long Term Care Homes
• 4 Community Health Centres (with 3 satellites)
• 9 Family Health Teams
• 2 Public Health Units
• Numerous other non transfer payment local
  providers

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Towards the Future State
LOCAL HEALTH
SYSTEM PLANNING
ACCOUNTABILITY

PERFORMANCE
INTEGRATION
MANAGEMENT
SERVICE
COMMUNITY
COORDINATION
ENGAGEMENT
FUNDING
ALLOCATING
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What is an IHSP?

• The Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP) is a
  foundational document that will be updated
  annually.
• This 3 year local strategic plan will
• Identify community needs
• Determine focus areas and actions
• Be guided by the Provincial Vision directions
• Be developed through community consultation
• Focus on health system collaboration,
  coordination and integration

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2006 Integrated Health Service Plan Key
Activities Timeline
Identification of Key Priorities for Change
Action Plans Public Validation Event Draft IHSP
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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LOCAL PRIORITIES
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WWLHIN Action Plan Accessibility

• Improve Accessibility to Health Services
• Goals
• Improve access to health services as reflective
  of community needs
• Reduce wait times for acute care and long term
  care services

Promote access to appropriate services
Improve timeliness of service delivery
Ensure availability of appropriate services
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WWLHIN Action Plan Population Health

• Improve the Health of the Population
• Goals
• Increase availability of programs that enhance an
  individuals health
• Increase community awareness and participation
  in preventative practices and behaviours

Promote healthy Living choices
Facilitate coordinated preventative care
services
Increase capacity of programs that enhance an
individuals health status
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WWLHIN Action Plan System Effectiveness

• Enhance System Effectiveness
• Goals
• Ease of use of the health care system
• Increase ability to identify and apply
  well-researched methods and tools to health
  system planning and service delivery

Improve coordination integration of services
programs
Enhance user-friendliness of the system
Ensure best practices for operational processes
clinical practice
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WWLHIN Action Plan Sustainability

• Build Community Capacity to Achieve a Sustainable
  Health System
• Goals
• Build partnerships and alliances to enhance
  community capacity
• Measure and report on system wide achievements
• Utilize technology to ensure people have the
  right information in the right place at the right
  time
• Stable healthcare workforce
• Transparent and accountable health system

Enhance system performance management funding
models
Increase Health Human Resources
Build an information technology foundation
Build partnerships alliances
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NEXT STEPS - IHSP

• October 26th WWLHIN Board approval of
  final IHSP
• October 31st IHSP Released to the MOHLTC
• December 1st Translated IHSP Released to
  the Public
• Visit us online at www.lhins.on.ca
• November 1, 2006- March 31, 2007
• IHSP Implementation preparation through
• Communities of Interests, Networks Providers

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Role for Stroke Recovery Network

• Embrace the transformation and the opportunity
  for a new way of thinking
•    Be willing to be disturbed
• Ask New Questions and initiate new conversations
• Share your learnings and best practices
• Be willing to step up to the plate
• Identify and leverage integration opportunities
• Participate actively in WWLHIN planning tables
  and other activities

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How to Reach Us

• Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration
  Network
• 55 Wyndham St. N. Suite 212
• Guelph, Ont N1H 7T8
• 519-822-6208
• Kathy Durst, Chair kathy.durst_at_lhins.on.ca
• Sandra Hanmer, CEO sandra.hanmer_at_lhins.on.ca
  
• www.lhins.on.ca