New collaborative Wellington Health Service benefits student youth population

Massey University students will soon benefit from increased access options to frontline health care services in a unique collaboration with Newtown Union Health Service (NUHS).

“Massey University decided to seek a Wellington practice to partner with in order to provide health care services that address the needs of our student population. This means, patient-focussed, affordable, more appointments, online booking options and staff consistency to ensure continuity of care,” says Massey University director of communications - James Gardiner.

The joint partnership, a first of this kind in New Zealand, launched this week with NUHS managing health care services on-site at Massey.

“We are delighted to partner with Massey University,” says Fiona Osten - NUHS Manager. “NUHS is excited to enter into this collaboration with an organisation that is values based and interested in working together to provide a quality health service to Massey University students.”

Newtown Union Health Service is a Health Care Home partner which will also directly benefit the student population. “The Health Care Home model has given us the tools to review service delivery through a quality improvement lens and we look forward to including this within the services that will be provided on the Massey Campus,” says Osten.

The collaboration also brings new workforce opportunities for NUHS staff, who look for innovative ways to diversify, recruit, retain and develop staff.

“Working with Newtown Union and Compass Health PHO over the recent months to prepare for the start of this new partnership has demonstrated our shared values in a practical way, through patient/student-centred health care, embracing diversity and working collaboratively to deliver excellence,” says Mr Gardiner. “We know that other educational institutions will be looking on with interest as we champion this model.”