Page 4066 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 23 October 2018
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been set up and business rules for the review have been developed to inform and support the independent and confidential nature of the review. This includes processes for the protection of confidential information and the identity of individuals as required and in accordance with law.
On Monday, 15 October the panel called for submissions and feedback on the workplace environment and culture of public healthcare services in the ACT, with the submission process open until 30 November 2018. The panel are calling for submissions from staff within ACT public health services, particularly the ACT Health Directorate, Canberra Health Services and both Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital, as well as community members and any other health sector stakeholders.
They are urging people to share their thoughts and experiences on what is working well and what is not. And this includes examples of best practice workplace and professional culture, because there are many currently within the ACT public health system. I am pleased to see the work progressing on the review. The Minister for Mental Health and I encourage staff, community members and stakeholders to provide feedback through this submission process.
I look forward to the panel’s work and believe that this independent review will be a critical process of learning and healing and looking at how we can address any systemic issues in a meaningful way in coming months. I also look forward to receiving the interim report to the review at the end of January and the final report in March next year, both of which will be released publicly.
The ACT government invests significantly in the delivery of public health services to ensure high quality, safe healthcare for our community, and we must make sure that we are looking after all our people. That means both our patients and our staff.
Improving workplace culture and staff engagement within our healthcare system and building on the positive changes made in recent months through the accreditation process, and more recently the transition process, is a significant priority for the government. An enormous amount of work has occurred across ACT Health in the past year to ensure that the transition has been as smooth as possible and that it will lead to ongoing improvements in organisational culture now and well into the future.
ACT Health’s Director-General and the CEO of Canberra Health Services, all deputy directors-general and executive directors and clinical leaders across our hospital and health services are committed to this transition process. They are hardworking and have shown an incredible, renewed commitment to improving culture and ensuring that staff continue to be engaged, acknowledged and appreciated for all the work they do.
This government has an incredible track record of investment in public healthcare, whether at our public hospitals, nurse-led walk-in centres, maternal and child health services, free dental care, hospital in the home or palliative care services, just to name a few. Our commitment—my commitment—remains strong and while we have improvements to make I have confidence in the leadership of the ACT Health
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