About Us
The Midland Cancer Network was formed in 2006 and links together the organisations that provide care for people with cancer across the Midland Cancer Network area which includes Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Lakes district health board (DHB) districts with an open invitation to Tairawhiti and Taranaki DHB districts (whose primary regional network is the Central Cancer Network).
The network has a population of 632,442 people and encompasses three district health boards, one regional cancer centre, eleven primary health organisations, nine public hospitals, one Cancer Society, six hospices and a number of other community and voluntary organisations.
We work closely representatives of people who have had cancer, carers, health professionals and managers to the implementation of the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy (2003) and associated New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy Action Plan 2005-2010 (2005) for the people of Midland.
Purpose
The Midland Cancer Network has a leadership, facilitation and coordination role in bringing together and working with stakeholders across organisational and service boundaries to:
· reduce the incidence and impact of cancer;
· reduce inequalities with respect to cancer; and
· improve the experience and outcomes for people with cancer.
The network actively works on actions in some of the national strategy goals and undertakes to positively influence others as in the table below:
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Network actively works on |
Network positively influences |
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Goal 3: Effective diagnosis and treatment of cancer to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality |
Goal 1: Reduce the incidence of cancer through primary prevention |
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Goal 4: Improve the quality of life for those with cancer, their family and whānau through support, rehabilitation and palliative care |
Goal 2: Ensure effective screening and early detection to reduce cancer incidence and mortality |
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Goal 5: Improve the delivery of services across the continuum of cancer control, through effective planning, co-ordination and integration of resources and activity, monitoring and evaluation |
Goal 6: Improve the effectiveness of cancer control in |
