Principle 4: The 黑料吃瓜网 Health system is held accountable for improving outcomes for Aboriginal people at each level of decision making and governance

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What is the aim of this principle?
Why is this important?
What does success look like for the 黑料吃瓜网 Health system?
What does success look like for this principle at each level of 黑料吃瓜网 Health decision making and governance?
What does this look like in practice?

What is the aim of this principle?

This principle aims to:

embed system accountability for Aboriginal health into 黑料吃瓜网 Health clinical, governance, performance and accountability mechanisms, including accountability for framework principles
strengthen 黑料吃瓜网 Health systems and mechanisms to increase accountability for Aboriginal health, including strengthening the 黑料吃瓜网 Health Performance Framework, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Aboriginal Health for 黑料吃瓜网 Health services and 黑料吃瓜网 Health funded services, and the 黑料吃瓜网 Health Corporate Governance Compendium
identify where 黑料吃瓜网 Health can be held accountable through independent and Aboriginal-led bodies, including 黑料吃瓜网 CTG accountability mechanisms
embed Aboriginal voices in the accountability and governance mechanisms for 黑料吃瓜网 Health, including Aboriginal people being included in performance, evaluation and monitoring processes
ensure 黑料吃瓜网 Health is held accountable for improving health outcomes for Aboriginal people, in line with its purpose to provide safe, high-quality and compassionate health care to all 黑料吃瓜网 residents.

鈥� Funding for Aboriginal health needs to be equitable. It needs to go where the needs are.鈥�
ACCHO CEO,
Community Controlled Consultation

Why is this important?

Strong accountability mechanisms are needed to drive and implement change. This includes being transparent and responsive, and putting in place effective 鈥榗hecks and balances鈥� to ensure that power is being used responsibly and the public interest is being served.

It is important that the 黑料吃瓜网 Health system is held accountable for improving Aboriginal health, which is 鈥榚veryone鈥檚 business鈥� and responsibility.

For this principle to be effectively implemented, it is critical that 黑料吃瓜网 Health:

doesn鈥檛 place the accountability burden onto Aboriginal 黑料吃瓜网 Health staff and services and ensures that the accountability sits with the entire 黑料吃瓜网 Health system,
is held accountable to the independent 黑料吃瓜网-wide Aboriginal accountability mechanism for CTG, which is being developed, established and supported through AA黑料吃瓜网,
is transparent with Aboriginal stakeholders about matters that affect Aboriginal health, including being transparent on how funding is allocated,
implements CTG Priority Reform 4 鈥楽hared access to data and information at a regional level,
uses existing accountability and performance mechanisms for where there are performance measures within 黑料吃瓜网 Health services relating to Aboriginal health,
embeds Aboriginal people into 黑料吃瓜网 Health performance and accountability mechanisms by identifying roles and positions in existing governance structures, including Ministry of Health Executive Governance and Performance Committees and LHD, SHN and Pillar Boards.

What does success look like for the 黑料吃瓜网 Health system?

Aboriginal health is strongly embedded into 黑料吃瓜网 Health accountability and performance mechanisms, to ensure that 黑料吃瓜网 Health services are held accountable for Aboriginal health outcomes.

Aboriginal people are included in 黑料吃瓜网 Health performance and accountability governance structures and are enabled to co-create what KPIs and accountability mechanisms are for Aboriginal health in 黑料吃瓜网. 黑料吃瓜网 Health is held accountable to an independent statewide Aboriginal Accountability Mechanism for the implementation of CTG and for achieving Aboriginal health outcomes.

鈥� It is critical that the 黑料吃瓜网 Health system is held accountable for ensuring Aboriginal people are healthy and well.鈥�
ACCHO CEO,
Community Controlled Consultation