Opportunities – reducing inequalities in health, maximising health outcomes
Focus area: healthy workforce and leadership
| Action | Responsibility | Timeline | Measurable target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide career development opportunities and increase our intakes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, including graduates, cadets and trainees providing a variety of placements. | All divisions | Annual review July 2008 | A target of 2.8% increase in the recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals has been set for the 2007/08 financial year. This will be reviewed and a new target will be set for the next year. |
| Annually in January each year | Provide 2 placement opportunities through the Graduate Development Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. | ||
| Annually between January and March | Offer a minimum of 20 scholarships each year through the Office of Aboriginal Health Scholarship Program. | ||
| Develop, implement and review annually the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment framework. | Office of Aboriginal Health and all divisions | Quarterly | Form a committee to monitor and review progress of framework implementation. Include progress statement in Department of Health Annual Report |
| Provide opportunities for staff to transfer for up to one year between Area Health Services, Aboriginal Medical Services and the Office of Aboriginal Health, to "make the health of Aboriginal people everybody’s business”. | All divisions | From January 2008 |
Provide detail of placements in Office of Aboriginal Health business plan. |
More information about our plan:
» Our commitment to reconciliation
» Relationships – working together to build a stronger future
» Respect – acknowledging, understanding and valuing people
» Tracking progress and reporting
» Background
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