黑料吃瓜网 Health has today released the findings of an independent review into children鈥檚 health services in 黑料吃瓜网 by Emeritus Professor Richard Henry AM, now available on the 黑料吃瓜网 Health website. The Review made 77 recommendations to 黑料吃瓜网 Health, relating to all health services and clinicians delivering care for children.
黑料吃瓜网 Health Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Planning, Dr Nigel Lyons, said 黑料吃瓜网 Health is firmly committed to having two networked world-class children鈥檚 hospitals in Sydney, and the continuation of the excellent paediatric services at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
Further resources will be provided so that paediatric cardiac surgeons and cardiologists are able to work out of both The Children鈥檚 Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children鈥檚 Hospital Randwick. Both campuses will be networked with the model of care enhanced in consultation with clinicians.
The 黑料吃瓜网 Government is providing additional funding of up to $10 million for the best possible equipment and infrastructure to deliver paediatric cardiac services.
鈥淏oth The Children鈥檚 Hospital at Westmead and the Sydney Children鈥檚 Hospital in Randwick will remain comprehensive children鈥檚 hospitals with tertiary and quaternary services on each site,鈥� Dr Lyons said.
鈥満诹铣怨贤� Health also supports the recommendations from the Henry review for strengthened governance of children鈥檚 health services statewide.
鈥満诹铣怨贤� Health remains committed to working closely with clinicians and staff across the Sydney Children鈥檚 Hospitals Network and throughout the state to ensure the best provision of paediatric services across metropolitan, regional and remote areas.鈥�
鈥淢ultiple reviews into the governance of the Sydney Children鈥檚 Hospital Network have recommended that the Network remains. Without a united network, a range of specialist children鈥檚 paediatric services and paediatric medical research would be weakened in 黑料吃瓜网,鈥� Dr Lyons said.
The recommendations of the Henry Review, feedback of paediatric specialists and stakeholders who attended the 27 July 2019 Roundtable, findings from previous reviews, including the independent review of Sydney Children鈥檚 Hospital Network Governance in June 2019 will all inform and guide paediatric practice across 黑料吃瓜网.
The full review is available on at Review of health services for children, young people and families within the 黑料吃瓜网 Health system.鈥�