1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: We've got the broad movement to the positive I think 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: in our health system seems to be cementing. In December 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: quarter numbers for you this morning, Emergency department stays are shorter. 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: Seventy four percent of patients seen within six hours, cancer 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: treatment eighty seven percent received care within thirty one days. 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: That's up. Elective surgery sixty four and a half percent 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: treated within four months, that's up. So doctor Richard Sullivan 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: is the Health New Zealand Executive National Director Clinical and 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: is with us. Richard, very good morning to you. 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, good morning, MIKEE. 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: Is this money or is it efficiencies or both? 12 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 2: Oh itarsticularly both of mine. I think it's just a 13 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 2: huge focus hardworking people, but also investments, you know, the 14 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: ed boost tween million, you know, those things make a 15 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: big difference. But yeah, our teams are working hard. So 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 2: we've seen given at games as you say, way to go. 17 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: But we're certainly making a hid play in the right direction. 18 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: Is say the cancer treatment eighty five point nine to 19 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: eighty seven now as a number, that's a small increase 20 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: in terms of actual patients. Is that a lot of 21 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: patients are We're making material gas as we. 22 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: Are we're making material gains as an example of cants 23 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: won across all of these literals. So these are patients 24 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: who have had a decision to have treatment, could be surgery, 25 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: could be chemotherapy, and so they're getting the treatment and 26 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 2: a really time the fashion thirty one days, which is 27 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: super important for both them personally but also to their outcomes. 28 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: So you're definitely material gains in some of arefair says. 29 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: You know, those are thousands of patients that are getting 30 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: care earlier. We've had a twenty percent reduction in our 31 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: patients waiting over four months of treatments. Again, you know, 32 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: those are hundreds, if not thousands of patients who are 33 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: getting really surgery. So you know, significant improvements the. 34 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: ED you're doing more, it's more of being seen quicker 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: within that six our time frame, plus more a turning up. 36 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: What is that GPS? We don't go to a GP anymore? 37 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: Are we all sick? What what's happening with d yeah? 38 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: EDS is probably one to have our great challenges hey, 39 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: which is you know we are seeing you know sort 40 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: of you know five seven percent increase in patients coming 41 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: through That is a combination of just strengthening our private 42 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: gear and we've got to real focus on trying to 43 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 2: do that. But we are just seeing as that people 44 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: are getting older in our communities, we're seeing more illness 45 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: and then we have outbreaks, you know, things like measles 46 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: and in the flu season that comes up which also 47 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: just push push those the pressure on those departments. But 48 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: you know, again, you know the teams are working super 49 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: hard trying to minis that flow through hospitals so we 50 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: can kind of get these people seen faster. 51 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: If you could magic wand one thing would that be 52 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: it to fixate the ed seems the blockage in the 53 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: whole system. Once you get through that or you don't 54 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: have to deal with that, the health system actually to 55 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: my eyes seems to work pretty well. 56 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that ed is are reflection of how 57 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 2: well our community is working, how our hospitals are working 58 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 2: on so such a really good metric of the whole system, 59 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: as you say. And so yeah, as we know, we 60 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 2: amly to give back to semi seven by percent by 61 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: July this year, and as that starts to improved, we 62 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: definitely see the system unlock and and things slow better. 63 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,399 Speaker 1: Those immunization numbers are interesting post COVID and all that 64 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: they you know, the urban myth, what have you believe? 65 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: No one believes in jabs and you more, that's clearly 66 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: not true. How hard are you working to get those 67 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: numbers up? 68 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: Are? Look where we're the teams working super hard to 69 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: the to the point whereby sometimes they're literally tasing a 70 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: single baby. You know, they may know in their district 71 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: or their local community that you know, there's a handful 72 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: of babies who need organization, and so they're out there 73 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: actively just chasing those a defectual. So you know, a 74 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: big focus on organization because it makes a mess of 75 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: difference and again you know, reduces those kids having to 76 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 2: come into ev as well. 77 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Rich appreciate the catch up doctor Richard Sullivan 78 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: who's with Health New Zealand. The numbers all trending. All 79 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: five areas that they claim need to be improved are improving, 80 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: So that's encouraging. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, 81 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: listen live to news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, 82 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.