Posted 25 Jan 2010 - 14:45 by root
COAG (Council of Australian Governments) is establishing a new agency that will manage and oversee major reforms to the Australian health workforce.
The Health Workforce Australia (HWA) will manage and oversee major reforms to the Australian health workforce. It will subsume the current National Health Workforce Taskforce (NHWT) activities and assume responsibility for its work program encompassing workforce planning and research; education and training; and innovation and reform.
Read more about this new agency and its work across all jurisdictions to develop and articulate a national strategy for workforce reform and progress the demonstration, piloting, evaluation and implementation of new workforce models and reforms to assess their contribution to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery, within a framework of safety and quality of care.
The creation of a new single body working to health ministers, operating across both the health and education sectors and complement jurisdictional responsibilities in health is critical to devise solutions that effectively integrate workforce planning, policy and reform with the necessary reforms to education and training.
Governance arrangements will be structured to ensure a national approach that supports all jurisdictions.
COAG has also announced major reforms which the agency will manage and oversee.
Follow the link to find out more http://www.nhwt.gov.au/index.asp
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