Health New Zealand – Southern Community health council key messages

The Community health council (CHC) is an advisory council for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora – Southern and WellSouth primary health network (hospital and community health services including GPs). It has enabled a stronger patient voice to be heard across the Southern district. The CHC was established in February 2017.

About this item

Issue date:: 23 May 2025
Status:: Current
Corporate Author:: Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Type:: Corporate publication
Topic:: Consumer voice
Location:: Otago and Southland
Copyright status:: © Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

The Community Health Council's role is to:

Ensure and enable communities, whānau and patient participation across the Southern district and national health systems.
Identify and advise on health systems and services for communities, whānau and patients, including input into the development of health service priorities and strategies.
Ensure reports, developments and initiatives relating to health services have appropriately engaged, or been developed with, communities, whānau and patients.
Ensure regular communication and networking with the communities, whānau and patient groups.
Link up with special interest groups as required, for specific issues and problem solving.

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CHC Key Messages – August 2024 [DOCX, 28 KB]

CHC Key Messages – July 2024 [DOCX, 21 KB]

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