At the National Road Trauma Centre, we are embarking on a transformative journey to enhance the way we operate and serve our community.
Our commitment remains unwavering, and we are dedicated to providing innovative solutions that address the unique challenges faced by individuals affected by road trauma.
Our Strategic Plan is our guiding principle to assist the Trust, to perform strongly to lead change, encourage multi-sector collaboration and innovation, leverage new opportunities and connect with national and global strategic objectives. Our Strategic Plan was developed and launched in September 2020.
We believe in effective collaborative leadership, that is, working collaboratively with the right people to establish opportunities and initiatives that support those in our community – particularly those most vulnerable.
We work closely with government, non for profit organisations and the sector to help implement change.
Through strong governance, leadership and actuarial advice our Strategic Plan will help support:
- investment decisions and provision of services that will reduce road trauma impacts.
- leverage a government-wide perspective to provide trusted, impartial and influential solutions for better socio economic outcomes.
- generate long term value-based care, education and training to ensure deliverable services support industry professionals and people in metropolitan, rural and regional communities directly impacted by road trauma.
- support research initiatives that inform preventative and treatment intervention strategies
- Work together collaboratively with stakeholders to educate the general population on the wider understanding of the ‘Safe System’ and ‘Vison Zero’ models to support ‘a safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury’.
- Promote road safety initiatives that reduce the socio and economic relative debt burden of road crashes, as measured by the Ministry of Transport debt-to-revenue ratio.
- Endorse opportunities that enhance emergency services, medical and road safety collaboration.
- Continue to recognise outstanding road safety initiatives that reduce road trauma through the Awards.
- Incorporate road safety and trauma prevention reporting at every business level to improve research, changes in policy, clinical and best workplace practice.
- Remain well-informed of key government decisions that affect policy or legislation and respond quickly to emerging needs.
- Host external conferences and training courses for emergency services, medical, health care, transport, roading and infrastructure sectors to provide the sector with a sense of connectedness and collaboration to take a more all-inclusive approach to the prevention of road trauma and serious injury and deaths.
- Through technology and innovation deliver targeted preventative education road safety training programmes that reduces road risks, serious injuries and fatalities.
- Develop, implement and deliver advanced specialised and economically beneficial workplace and industry-based training utilising local resources and industry professionals, eliminating the need to outsource international experts or training providers.
- Provide existing psychologists and therapists with the advanced specialist clinical care to assist with the treatment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of clients suffering from the post trauma effects of road traffic crashes.
- Provide fully accredited workforce education and professional development opportunities for industry professionals. Address shortages of specialised healthcare providers and expand providers nationally to deliver high quality specialised post trauma care.
- Generate significant inter-professional and continuous learning opportunities for industry professionals through increased workforce development to add insight into marketing, educational programmes and resources and be a fully accredited training provider within New Zealand and Australia.
- Support and endorse training for industry professional that enhances understanding of road safety and centric patient care.
- Establish multidisciplinary teams to work alongside primary health care providers that support patients impacted by psychological trauma or injuries following road crashes, with a particular emphasis on rural or remote communities.
- Enhance sector collaboration by integrating national communication, knowledge sharing, referral and discharge communications, supported by robust monitoring and evaluation.
- Provide additional support to the healthcare framework that enhances centric patient care and minimises health disparities between pre-hospital and post-hospital care for those impacted by road crashes in metropolitan, rural or remote areas.
- Develop, implement and deliver advanced specialised and economically beneficial workplace and industry-based training utilising local resources and industry professionals, eliminating the need to outsource international experts or training providers.
- Provide existing psychologists and therapists with the advanced specialist clinical care to assist with the treatment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of clients suffering from the post trauma effects of road traffic crashes.
- Provide fully accredited workforce education and professional development opportunities for industry professionals. Address shortages of specialised healthcare providers and expand providers nationally to deliver high quality specialised post trauma care.
- Generate significant inter-professional and continuous learning opportunities for industry professionals through increased workforce development to add insight into marketing, educational programmes and resources and be a fully accredited training provider within New Zealand and Australia.
- Support and endorse training for industry professional that enhances understanding of road safety and centric patient care.
- Supporting the delivery of centric patient care by removing barriers to inclusion and accessibility for all patients regardless of government mandates.
- Provide ethnically competent, best practice, clinical care that includes Māori and Pasifika wellbeing. Promote participation and success of priority groups by aligning our activities to the Government’s expectation to provide support services in the most appropriate way.
- Support patient’s autonomy over how they access care, through increasing the range of treatment providers through specific training and education that enhances specialist care amongst clinical psychologists and therapists.
- Remove barriers to equitable care, which includes socio-economic determinants of health outcomes vary between population groups. Ensure those with the highest needs including those who live in poverty, low income or isolated and rural communities receive treatment.
- Promote evidence-based psychological treatment (post traumatic stress disorder, grief, trauma, anxiety and depression) and specialised clinical resources for those impacted by road trauma in accordance with best clinical practice.
Our Strategic Plan has been implemented with wide public engagement and consultation, including government agencies, stakeholders and relevant community agencies.
As we prepare to launch our strategic plan for 2026, we are reimagining our approach and those that we serve.
While our counseling services are currently paused. We are excited to announce that we will soon unveil a comprehensive new plan and pathway to ensure that our support is more impactful and accessible.
Please continue to connect with us as we work diligently to bring our vision to life—and thank you for being a part of this journey with us.
For further information, please contact us at sarah@nationalroadtraumacentre.org.nz.