36 RELATED LEAD NO. ACTION RECOMMENDATION/ DUE DATE STATUS AGENCY AFFIRMATION GOVERNANCE 59 Participate as a member of the Latrobe Health Improvement Ongoing Ongoing DHHS Valley Health Assembly to identify priorities Inquiry report: (transition recommendation 3 to business as usual (BAU) by December 2017) 60 Work with the Latrobe Valley Health Health Improvement Annually in Ongoing DHHS Assembly to conduct annual monitoring Inquiry report: December of the impact of innovation recommendations (transition 3 and 5 to BAU by December 2018) 51. Assist the Latrobe Valley Health Taskforce to recruit an initial local team to support the work of the taskforce and 52. Develop an engagement strategy to help the Latrobe Latrobe Valley Health Assembly Valley Health Taskforce to identify and attract broad community and business and industry representatives to DHHS provided the Latrobe Health Taskforce (the Health consider membership of the Latrobe Valley Health Taskforce) with draft position descriptions for an Executive Officer, Assembly Senior Project Officer, Community Engagement Officer and Administration Officer. Participation by community members and local industry and business in the Health Assembly ensures health improvement strategies are A recruitment process was undertaken and an initial local team informed by a strong community engagement process. comprising an Executive Officer, Communications Manager and Administration Officer was appointed in September 2016. DHHS DHHS developed an engagement strategy to help the Health advised IGEM that due to the preliminary nature and administrative Taskforce identify and attract a diverse range of local focus of work associated with the establishment of the Health representatives to consider membership of the Health Assembly. Assembly, DHHS and the Health Taskforce decided not to proceed The strategy was presented at a Health Taskforce meeting in with the appointment of a Senior Project Officer at this time. August 2016 and included: The Latrobe Regional Hospital agreed to be the auspice a membership matrix presenting the desired diversity of • organisation leading the recruitment and appointment process. membership DHHS has a funding and service agreement with the Latrobe Regional Hospital to support this arrangement. community bulletins • The local team has been working together with DHHS media releases • in supporting the work of the Health Taskforce. an email address for community members to provide • feedback and/or ask questions a public expression of interest process. FINDING • IGEM considers this action has been implemented as planned. FINDING IGEM considers this action has been implemented as planned.
36 NO. ACTION RELATED RECOMMENDATION/ AFFIRMATION DUE DATE STATUS LEAD AGENCY GOVERNANCE 59 Participate as a member of the Latrobe Health Improvement Valley Health Assembly to identify priorities Inquiry report: recommendation 3 Ongoing Ongoing DHHS (transition to business as usual (BAU) by December 2017) 60 Work with the Latrobe Valley Health Health Improvement Assembly to conduct annual monitoring Inquiry report: of the impact of innovation recommendations 3 and 5 Annually in Ongoing DHHS December (transition to BAU by December 2018) 51. Assist the Latrobe Valley Health Taskforce to recruit an initial local team to support the work of the taskforce and Latrobe Valley Health Assembly DHHS provided the Latrobe Health Taskforce (the Health Taskforce) with draft position descriptions for an Executive Officer, Senior Project Officer, Community Engagement Officer and Administration Officer. A recruitment process was undertaken and an initial local team comprising an Executive Officer, Communications Manager and Administration Officer was appointed in September 2016. DHHS advised IGEM that due to the preliminary nature and administrative focus of work associated with the establishment of the Health Assembly, DHHS and the Health Taskforce decided not to proceed with the appointment of a Senior Project Officer at this time. The Latrobe Regional Hospital agreed to be the auspice organisation leading the recruitment and appointment process. DHHS has a funding and service agreement with the Latrobe Regional Hospital to support this arrangement. The local team has been working together with DHHS in supporting the work of the Health Taskforce. FINDING 52. Develop an engagement strategy to help the Latrobe Valley Health Taskforce to identify and attract broad community and business and industry representatives to consider membership of the Latrobe Valley Health Assembly Participation by community members and local industry and business in the Health Assembly ensures health improvement strategies are informed by a strong community engagement process. DHHS developed an engagement strategy to help the Health Taskforce identify and attract a diverse range of local representatives to consider membership of the Health Assembly. The strategy was presented at a Health Taskforce meeting in August 2016 and included: • a membership matrix presenting the desired diversity of membership • community bulletins • media releases • an email address for community members to provide feedback and/or ask questions • a public expression of interest process. IGEM considers this action has been implemented as planned. FINDING IGEM considers this action has been implemented as planned.
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