Health New Zealand

SACAT continuing care service pilot

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Commissioning is seeking a provider to establish and deliver an intensive community-based mobile continuing care service, being established as a three-year pilot, for tangata whai ora residing in the Metro Auckland area and accepted for the Substance Addiction Compulsory Assessment and Treatment (SACAT) pathway.
The service aims to reduce harm and improve outcomes for tāngata whai ora and whānau accepted for the SACAT pathway by providing intensive continuing care using an assertive outreach model delivered by NGO provider team working in partnership with Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand’s Waitematā based Hospital and Specialist Community Alcohol and Drug services (CADS). The service will provide care and support that is tāngata whai ora and whānau centred and culturally safe.
Funding is available for the three- year term of the pilot and an initial establishment phase as per the service elements as described in the Service Specification attached. An evaluator will be contracted separately to evaluate the pilot.