NCHN Steering Committee
The NCHN is managed by a steering committee that is representative of multidisciplinary paediatric services throughout the urban and rural sectors of the network. Communication is disseminated to area health services via their Chief Executive. Chief/Area Health Service Executive sign off is required on all steering committee decisions.
The network is governed in the following way:
The activities of the network are guided by the Implementation
Plan for the Guidelines for the Networking of Paediatric Services in NSW
(pdf 90K), published by NSW Health in 2004, in the dimensions of:
- Safety
- Access
- Efficiency
- Communication
- Effectiveness and appropriateness
- Workforce development
- Consumer participation
- Governance
The activities of the NCHN Steering Committee are guided by their Terms
of Reference
(pdf 81K).
The priorities of the network for 2009-11
The NCHN Planning Day was held on 15 April 2009; with participants from clinical, executive and planning areas across Hunter New England and North Coast Area Health Services. The Children's and Young People's Health Priority Taskforce Work plan and the NCHN's previous priorities were used as the framework for discussion.
To ensure the continued provision of quality accessible care to children and their families, the following network priorities were identified:
- Identify and improve services for Aboriginals and other disadvantaged groups.
- Education, Training and Workforce development.
- Effective partnerships with Mental Health.
- General paediatrics models of care and associated workforce issues
- Improved Consumer Participation including generalist health professionals working with children and Children, Young People and their Families.