Balmain Hospital Strategic Plan 2012-2017 - Sydney Local Health ...

BALMAIN HOSPITAL STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 - 2017
Foreword
Balmain Hospital has been caring for the community since 1885 and has a proud history of providing high quality
clinical services for the people of Sydney’s inner west. Balmain is one of the five hospitals in the Sydney Local
Health District (SLHD).
The vision of the Sydney Local Health District, To Achieve Healthcare Excellence for All, is consistent with the
directions of NSW Health as articulated in Healthy People – Now and in the Future, including:
• To keep people healthy
• To deliver high quality health services
• To provide the health care people need
• To manage health services well
The key purpose of the NSW public sector health system, SLHD and Balmain Hospital is to help people stay
healthy and to provide access to timely, high quality, patient-centred health care. Achieving this requires clear
priorities, supportive leadership and staff working together, underpinned by the core values of collaboration,
openness, respect and empowerment.
This Balmain Hospital Strategic Plan is based on seven domains which reflect the key concerns of SLHD in
delivering health service excellence. These are:
• Our Patients, Consumers, Carers • Our Staff • Our Community
• Our Services • Our Education • Our Research
• Our Organisation
Importantly, this Strategic Plan was developed through an open and inclusive staff and community consultation
which was designed to ensure strategies were relevant, robust and consistent with staff concerns and community
needs and issues.
Tim Sinclair
General Manager,
Balmain Hospital
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