Australian Association of Practice Managers Ltd

Here are some of the common general State Government sites relevant for Practice Managers.

• South Australia Health

  SA Health is committed to protecting and improving the health of all South Australians by providing leadership in health reform, public health services, health and medical research, policy development and planning, with an increased focus on well being, illness prevention, early intervention and quality care. SA Health is the brand name for the health portfolio of services and agencies responsible to the Minister for Health and the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. The portfolio consists of the Department of Health, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Country Health SA Local Health Network, and SA Ambulance Service. SA Health provides many important services to the South Australian community including: • public hospitals; • metropolitan and country health service delivery; • environmental health; • communicable disease control; • epidemiology; • health promotion; • pathology services; • drug and alcohol services; • emergency and ambulance; • organ donation. SA Health liaises closely with other agencies in government, particularly: • Department of Education and Children’s Services; • Department for Families and Communities; • Department of Planning and Local Government; • Department of the Premier and Cabinet; • Department of Treasury and Finance. SA Health also engages with some non government and community service providers on a formal, direct basis and more broadly, on policy and planning matters.

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• Western Australia Health

  WA Health is Western Australia’s public health system. Our vision: Healthier, longer and better quality lives for all Western Australians. Our mission: To improve, promote and protect the health of Western Australians by: Caring for individuals and the community; Caring for those who need it most; Making the best use of funds and resources; Supporting our team. Our services include: public hospitals and community health services; health protection through public health services and disaster; preparedness management; mental health services including in-patient services, crisis; management and community treatment and support services; drug and alcohol information, prevention and treatment services; dental health services including school dental health and public; community dental services; Aboriginal health services.

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• Victoria Health Department

  This site provides a wealth of information and a directory to the various links within the Victorian Government Departments.

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  Rural Health Queensland (Connections)

  The Office of Rural Health was established in 1997 with the purpose of managing the Queensland Health Rural Scholarship Scheme. Since then we have grown and now manage several Scholarship and Subsidy Schemes as well as other workforce initiatives designed to combat workforce shortages in rural and regional areas. The Office of Rural Health, situated in Roma, South West Queensland, is a unit within the Office of Rural and Remote Health Branch, in the Policy, Strategy and Resourcing Division of Queensland Health, and: Provides a source of expertise concerning health workforce issues in rural communities, including managing Queensland Health's largest scholarship scheme - the Rural Scholarship Scheme - as well as the Allied Health 'Area of Priority' Scholarship Scheme, the Bonded Medical Scholarship Scheme and other Queensland Health scholarship and subsidy schemes. Promotes statewide strategic workforce planning and policy development activities across the health workforce, in relation to endorsed health priority areas, population groups and reform agendas. Liaises with Health Service Districts and Government agencies on rural health issues and supports the Minister for Health's Subcommittees in relation to rural workforce issues. .

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• Public Health Unit (Queensland)

  Public Health Units focus on: protecting health; preventing disease, illness and injury; promoting health and well-being; at a population/whole of community level. This is distinct from the role of the rest of the health system whose primary focus is on health care services to individuals and families. Key functions: Coordinate disease control initiatives, including response to and notification of disease outbreaks; Undertake a range of environmental health initiatives including monitoring compliance with and enforcing public health legislation in relation to food safety and standards, regulated drugs and poisons and tobacco control; Develop, coordinate and support public health interventions for priority health issues of state-wide and local significance. Current priority issues are nutrition, physical activity, tobacco control, skin cancer prevention, injury prevention and mental health promotion. Undertake epidemiology and health surveillance activities including the collation, analysis, monitoring and dissemination of information on health status and disease trends; Provide specialist public health advice to, and develop the capacity of health services, other sectors and the community to collaboratively plan and implement effective public health programs.

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• NSW General Practice Council

  The NSW General Practice Council is a Ministerial Advisory Committee established in September 2003 by the then Minister for Health, the Hon Morris lemma. It replaces the General Practitioner Advisory Committee which was established in 1996 as an advisory committee to the NSW Department of Health. The NSW General Practice Council provide expert and strategic advice to the Minister for Health and NSW Health and facilitates the involvement of general practitioners in the development of health policies and initiatives aimed at improving the health of the people of NSW. Members and the Chair are appointed by the Minister for Health under section 20 of the Health Administration Act 1982 for a specified term. Membership includes the key NSW general practice representative groups and other agencies and individuals who have a role in promoting and delivering high quality health care.

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• NSW Multicultural Communication

  Multicultural Communication provides a number of services to health professionals working with ethnic communities, including information and advice on appropriate ways to communicate with people of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. We answer enquiries about all aspects of multicultural communication and provide consultancy services, including communication and social marketing campaigns targeting people from CALD backgrounds. We also provide advice to other agencies and workers undertaking research with CALD communities. We provide strategic advice to NSW Health, and handle enquiries from health staff about all aspects of multicultural communication.

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