UCAN is a grassroots organisation that started mid-2012, in response to Capital and Coast DHB cutting $250,000 of funds to Newtown Union Health in Wellington. It soon became apparent to us that the on-going cuts to health services, especially in the primary health sector, are nationwide. UCAN believes we must work together to stop these destructive funding cuts. UCAN’s current focus is on helping the experts communicate about the impacts of these health cuts to those in charge and the wider public. From Newtown, UCAN NZ, has become a nationwide network. Contact: Debbie Leyland | 0221953178 www.ucannz.org.nz What we do to reduce inequality

• Sharing information and analysis on Health System issues and how it impacts on the people
• Through the highly informative website with regular posts & links to reports and reports on our own activities and the effects we have on the CCDHB
• UCAN is also making a Video Documentary about the effects of community health funding cuts on City and Rural folk, directed by Prof. Don Matheson
• UCAN attends almost every meeting of the CCDHB for over 2 years, often making formal submissions and tabling documents

Contact: Debbie Leyland | www.ucannz.org.nz