Find out about Whanganui DHB – where to find a GP and other health services, how Whanganui is performing against national health targets, and more.
Whanganui DHB is based in Whanganui, and covers an area including Waiouru, Taihape and Bulls.
It has a population of 64,550 people (2018/19 projection). Read more about Whanganui’s population.
Whanganui DHB received $225.1 million in funding in 2018/19.*
Funding increases as a result of growth over the last 3 years were as follows:
- $7.1 million in 2018/19
- $6.6 million in 2017/18
- $5.1 million in 2016/17.
| Whanganui increase | National increase | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 3.24% | 4.34% |
| 2017/18 | 3.14% | 3.61% |
| 2016/17 | 2.47% | 3.74% |
*This only includes devolved funding from the Ministry. Visit Funding for more information.
DHB annual planning
Every year the DHB develops, updates and publishes on their website (see link below) a number of key annual planning documents such as their Annual Plan and Regional Service Plan.
| Postal address | Private Bag 3003 Whanganui 4540 |
|---|---|
| Street address | 100 Heads Road Whanganui 4501 |
| Phone | (06) 348 3216 |
| Fax | (06) 348 3009 |
| Website | http://www.wdhb.org.nz |
Update on status of national health targets
Work is underway to develop a new set of performance measures. While this work is in progress, we will only provide the raw health targets data. We will not develop separate reports or infographics, or present data by primary health organisation. See How is my DHB performing? for the latest data.
For more information on the development of new measures, see the Health targets page.