Manawa Ora is provided by Te Aka Matua Kaupapa Service, a service committed to the achievement of health equity that results in Māori patients and their Whānau being able to have at the least the same, if not increased, health status as those populations less impacted. Achieving health equity requires a whole government and system approach and increased focus on improving access to services for Māori.
Te Aka Matua Kaupapa Service mission is to:
Support a focus on tangata whenua
Support transition from secondary specialist services to primary or community care
Prioritise mÄmÄ and pepi, tamariki
Prioritise high need rangatahi, pakeke and koroua / kuia.
Referral Process
The Manawa Ora team sits within the Continuing Care Team (CCT) and supports tangata whaiora who are currently in receipt of care at Te Ngako Adult Community Mental Health & Addiction Service.