Annual Report 2017-18 | Monash Health

Aboriginal Health Strategic
Partnership Committee
The Aboriginal Health Strategic
Partnership Committee operates
under the authority of the Monash
Health Board of Directors and the
Dandenong and District Aborigines
Co-operative Limited Board of
Directors. The Aboriginal Health
Strategic Partnership Committee
commenced in 2012 and was followed
by a signing of the Statement of Intent
and a Memorandum of Understanding
between the two organisations.
The purpose of the Aboriginal Health
Strategic Partnership Committee is
to ensure a collaborative partnership
between the Dandenong and District
Aborigines Co-operative Limited and
Monash Health.
The intent is to ensure that by working
closely together we are able to better
meet the health and wellbeing needs
of our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander communities.
The Aboriginal Health Strategic
Partnership Committee shall:
• Ensure accountability and leadership
in relation to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander health matters
• Ensure a respectful and collaborative
relationship between Monash Health
and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander community
• Oversee the implementation of
the Monash Health Reconciliation
Action Plan and Employment Plan
• Identify shared strategic opportunities
and projects
• Monitor the Monash Health Aboriginal
Health Data Report and relevant data
from the Dandenong and District
Aborigines Co-operative Limited
• Support the Aboriginal Health
Working Group to achieve their goals.
During FY 2017-18, the committee
has focussed on a few key priorities:
Improving maternity and emergency
care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people. Increasing Aboriginal
employment at Monash Health has also
been another key priority as we have a
2 per cent Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander employment target.
Finance Committee
The role of the Finance Committee
is to advise the Board of Directors on
financial matters and to assist in the
oversight of financial performance.
The Finance Committee reviews and
makes recommendations to the Board
regarding financial strategy, financial
policies, annual operating and capital
budgets, cash flow and business plans
to ensure alignment with key strategic
priorities and performance objectives.
Community Advisory Committee
The role of the Community Advisory
Committee (CAC) is to provide
direction and leadership to integrate
consumer, carer, and community views
into health services operations and
strategic policy development; and
to identify and advise the Board of
Directors on priority areas and issues
requiring a consumer, carer and/or
community perspective.
The last 12 months have been a period
of change for the committee saying
goodbye to a number of committee
members including Peter McDonald,
Halina Gwizdzil, Catherine Rampant,
Reg Shelly, Judy Little, Peter Vant Hooft
and Debbie Williams (Board member).
We also welcomed a new chair
Lynda Condon and new committee
members Zuben Rustomjee, Julie
Noorman, Shabnam Safa, and Emma
Burt. Continuing on the committee
are Sharon Harris, Pauline Hopkins and
Betty Wilderman (Vice Chair). The
CAC has appreciated the enormous
support from the Board Chair Barbara
Yeoh and her commitment to consumer
engagement at Monash Health.
Key Achievements
• Successfully supported Monash
Health through the National
Standards Accreditation process.
Members were integral in National
Standards planning, preparation
and survey meeting with auditors
to discuss the role and extent
of consumer engagement and
contributions to the many
committees and working parties
across the organisation
• Engaged in the development of
equity and inclusion definition for
Monash Health
• Commenced work around the
review of the consumer participation
framework following engagement
from Safer Care Victoria who
is developing a new state-wide
framework
• Contributed to the strategic plan
consultation process giving valuable
feedback during key milestone
points that have been incorporated
into the plan
• Providing feedback into the
proposed Monash Health Volunteer
Ward Ambassador program
• Realignment of consumer
representation on all of the
organisations Clinical Governance
Committees following the
introduction of a new
program structure.
• Currently co designing an
improvement project to enhance
the experience of consumers in the
Emergency Department
• Completed CAC governance training
• Drove the development of a new
Consumer Advisor Orientation /
On boarding program.
Primary Care and Population
Health Advisory Committee
The Primary Care and Population
Health Advisory Committee provides
strategic advice to the Board of
Directors on matters specific to the
primary care and population health
of our local community. Membership
comprises primary care and academic
partners in our region and members
of the Monash Health Board and
management.
The committee has a particular focus
on improving the health status of
our community across focus areas
such as the hospital primary care
interface, models of care for high
risk community members, health
promotion, and, primary care research
and education. In addition, there is a
focus on the health and wellbeing of
vulnerable groups such as refugees,
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
and culturally and linguistically diverse
communities.
The Primary Care and Population
Health Advisory Committee
has continued to provide strong
leadership to the development
and implementation of Monash
Health’s Chronic Disease Strategy
Implementation Plan. This work builds
on a foundation set in initial action
areas of diabetes; chronic respiratory
disease; management of advanced
stage chronic disease; and oral health.
Implementation of the strategy involves
small collaborative cross-sector pilots
in each area, bringing back key themes
and learnings to inform initiatives to
scale, and ultimately our healthcare
system as a whole.
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