Planning and evaluation
To ensure improved delivery of health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, information is needed on three groups within the current, or potential, health workforce:
- Indigenous people in the health workforce (by discipline)
- health professionals working on Indigenous health
- Indigenous people undertaking health-related study or training
Evaluation, monitoring and reporting of Aboriginal employment should be supported by effective collection, storage and analysis of information on employees.
Baseline levels for Aboriginal employment
We will use the diversity survey and payroll data across the professions and trades to determine this level.
Set Aboriginal employment targets
The Director General of WA Health will establish targets for area health services and regions by profession through the analysis of the diversity demographics of the population in relation to Aboriginal people.
Aboriginal workforce data systems
Anonymous individual employee record identifiers will be developed to be used through the payroll systems and the diversity survey.
Reporting and review
Report and review processes will be developed and provided to the State Health Executive Forum on an ongoing basis.
Involve Aboriginal people in the evaluation process
We will develop strategies to be inclusive of Aboriginal people in evaluating this framework.