In January 2010, the Chairs of the Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast DHBs signed a ' Commitment to progress sub-regional initiatives' between their respective Boards.

These pages tell the story of our shared journey - and we'd love to hear from you about your 'working together' stories, or queries.

The text of the sub-regional agreement is as follows:

"In 2008, Central Region DHBs collaborated to produce a Regional Clinical Services Plan (RCSP) intended to guide efforts over the coming years.

The vision of the RCSP is to create a regionally coordinated system of health service planning and delivery, thus creating lasting improvements in the sustainability, quality and accessibility of clinical services.

The Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast District Health Boards (the Three DHBs), recognise that there are potentially significant benefits to each of their respective communities through more collaborative clinical and corporate arrangements.
 

A clinically led programme of work will occur over the next 1 -2 years focused on implementing initiatives where these support improvements in the sustainability, quality and accessibility of clinical services.
 

This work programme will be outlined in the 10/11 District Annual Plans of each of the Three DHBs".

This was the genesis of the Sub Regional Clinical Leadership Group (SRCLG), led by clinicians from the three DHBs, which has developed a significant work programme to develop services across the sub-region. This work programme is identified as the '3D' or 3 DHB Health Services Development programme.