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Our Vision, Mission & Values

Staff member and patientOur vision, mission and values are part of the Hutt Valley District Health Board strategic plan and lie at the heart of our organisation.

Our Vision

  • Whanau Ora ki te Awakairangi
    Healthy people, healthy families and healthy communities are so interlinked that it is impossible to identify which one comes first and then leads to another.

Our Mission

  • Working together for health and wellbeing
    Our mission demonstrates the Hutt Valley DHB's commitment to a cooperative way of working.  This includes staff working cooperatively, working in collaboration with with the people and organisations we fund, working with organisations from other sectors and working within our community.

Our Values

  • "Can do": leading, innovating and acting courageously
    Hutt Valley DHB is already acknowledged by the NZ health sector as an organisation that will try new things in order to make a difference. We will continue to do that and to be ever more innovative in order to improve the health of people in the Hutt Valley.

  • Working together with passion, energy and commitment
    People at Hutt Valley DHB work with passion, energy and commitment: to each other, to our clients and the community.

  • Trust through openness, honesty, respect and integrity
    The trust of those we work with and those we work for is fundamental to achieving positive results. To be trusted we will be open, honest, respectful and act with integrity in everything we do.

  • Striving for excellence
    Striving for excellence is a key Hutt Valley DHB value. We look for excellence in ourselves as individuals and collectively as an organisation. We expect it of the services we provide, the way we treat each other, the systems we put in place and the achievements we make.