Across Australia, fundamental changes are being made to the way health and hospital services are funded, delivered and structured. Tasmania has until 1 July 2012 to put some key changes in place, including establishment of the Tasmanian Health Organisations (currently Area Health Services).
At the same time, we are facing significant budget challenges across the Department of Health and Human Services and across government which mean we have to change the way we do business. We’ve already seen many areas of the Agency take steps towards meeting these challenges by adopting the purchaser/provider approach.
We need more efficient and effective structures to support these changes.
A new governance framework has been developed for our Agency which will help us better deliver high quality care and support to patients and clients within the resources available.
A governance framework is not an organisational structure. Instead, a governance framework will help inform an organisational structure. A revised DHHS organisational chart which reflects the new governance framework will be finalised by the end of 2011 and released early in 2012.
More information about the framework (and the changes that will result from it) is available through the resources below.
Fact sheet – New Governance Framework
Fact sheet – Service Providers
Fact sheet – Purchasing Commissioner
Fact sheet – System Support Services
Functional outline (will be used as the basis for developing a revised organisational structure and will be developed by the end of 2011 and released early in 2012)
If you have any questions please contact us via ots.mailbox@dhhs.tas.gov.au.