Table 3.1 Summary of key findings – Area Success factors Learnings Opportunities Governance Support from decision possible, assign a Continue to promote public makers in each Council person to take health planning as a whole responsibility and be of Council business within each ‘Champions’ accountable Council Formally involve senior When consultants, managers, CEOs and Formal organisational Councils need to build Elected Members from the structures capacity internally to development phase Budget allocation for implement the RPHP through the implementation projects An action plan is Assign a senior manager required for each role to be accountable for Council to guide their reporting on the role implementation of the Plan Develop a governance structure that will be enduring and embedded into Council activities even when there is a change in key staff Review the governance structure on an annual basis to determine whether it needs to change Communication Establishment of formal Planning and Use existing communication implementation may communication and arrangements when have different reporting mechanisms, or setting up governance communication create new ones structures requirements Support public health Regular meetings Formal structures and from each ‘champions’ (monthly to quarterly) of reporting mechanisms discipline within Council the representative group; support effective Create representative communication Inclusion of RPHP as a structures that include staff standing item on Council from a range of disciplines agendas Public Health Partners to Using opportunities, such communicate and provide as Public Health Week to information on how they are educate Council staff contributing to the implementation of the State or Regional Public Health Plans. Implementation Implementation led by A implementation Develop agreed regional executive management plan is required priorities and action plans to support implementation Implementation Accountability for leveraged off existing delivering the plan at Regularly brief and engage regional structures senior management Elected Members through a between Councils is required formal mechanism Advocacy from across Engage with newer Elected Council departments Members An action plan in place Appoint and support staff for each individual as across ‘champions’ Council Councils Allocation of budget to Create accountability by public health projects and assigning responsibility to activities Council management
Table 3.1 – Summary of key findings Area Success factors Learnings Opportunities Governance Support from decision makers in each Council ‘Champions’ within each Council Formal organisational structures Budget allocation for projects possible, assign a person to take responsibility and be accountable When consultants, Councils need to build capacity internally to implement the RPHP An action plan is required for each Council to guide their role Continue to promote public health planning as a whole of Council business Formally involve senior managers, CEOs and Elected Members from the development phase through the implementation Assign a senior manager role to be accountable for reporting on the implementation of the Plan Develop a governance structure that will be enduring and embedded into Council activities even when there is a change in key staff Review the governance structure on an annual basis to determine whether it needs to change Communication Establishment of formal communication arrangements when setting up governance structures Regular meetings (monthly to quarterly) of the representative group; Inclusion of RPHP as a standing item on Council agendas Using opportunities, such as Public Health Week to educate Council staff Planning and implementation may have different communication requirements Formal structures and reporting mechanisms support effective communication Use existing communication and reporting mechanisms, or create new ones Support public health ‘champions’ from each discipline within Council Create representative structures that include staff from a range of disciplines Public Health Partners to communicate and provide information on how they are contributing to the implementation of the State or Regional Public Health Plans. Implementation Implementation led by executive management Implementation leveraged off existing regional structures between Councils Advocacy from across Council departments An action plan in place for each individual Council Allocation of budget to public health projects and activities A implementation plan is required Accountability for delivering the plan at senior management is required Develop agreed regional priorities and action plans to support implementation Regularly brief and engage Elected Members through a formal mechanism Engage with newer Elected Members Appoint and support staff as ‘champions’ across Councils Create accountability by assigning responsibility to Council management
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