Terms of Reference of HPPPC

The role of the Health Policy Priorities Principal Committee is to advise AHMAC on national issues, in need of reform or the development of new or revised health policy, for the health system generally and specifically in the core business areas of health care of older Australians, mental health, primary care and rural health. 

The Health Policy Priorities Principal Committee will:

·          In line with AHMAC priorities, identify areas of the health system in need of reform and provide advice on areas for priority and specific focus;

·          Identify reform objectives and outcome proposals and consequent implementation programs for change and improved performance;

·          Provide ongoing advice to AHMAC on emerging areas for reform, policy development, priority issues and on implementation progress;

·          Coordinate the implementation of specific reform proposals and specific change programs in line with decisions taken by AHMAC and its agreed priorities;

·          Ensure health sector and community consultation processes in areas of reform, new or revised policy;

·          Ensure individual initiatives in general that are otherwise being proposed or introduced across the national health sector accommodate specific areas of reform that are in train and or take account of AHMAC decisions in relation to the Health Reform Agenda; and

·          Ensure alignment of standing committee, sub-committee and working party plans and activities with agreed priorities.

HEALTH WORKFORCE PRINCIPAL COMMITTEE (HWPC)
Chair 
Mr David Roberts
Secretary
Department of Health & Human Services (Tasmania)

Secretariat 
Ms Sharyn Cody
National Health Workforce Taskforce

      L14/120 Spencer Street

      MELBOURNE  VIC  3000
Phone:  03 6233 6777
Fax:  03 9092 2093
Email: sharyn.cody@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Terms of Reference of HWPC

The Health Workforce Principal Committee will:

NEHIPC will:

• Advise AHMAC on national priorities for collaboration in e-health and information management requirements to improve system management practices, and on national policy and legislative frameworks to support implementation;
• Align the allocation of cost shared resources and governance arrangements with these national priorities and outcomes;
• Accelerate development and adoption of a national e-health strategy to drive a coordinated effort to action the areas of priority;
• Promote alignment of jurisdictional strategic plans and activities with agreed national priorities; and
• Oversee collaborative initiatives  

 Responsibilities and key tasks include

•  Develop a national e-Health Strategy to improve health outcomes through national collaboration in agreed priority areas for action over the next 5 years;
• Develop a national information management and technology implementation plan that reviews the scope, funding, governance and timetabling of existing IM&T projects, in consultation with AHIC;
• Advise on national policy and legislative frameworks to support the national implementation plan;
• Recommend national information requirements for health care delivery; monitoring population health; health system management , planning and statistics; and research;
• Advise on technology and information planning and management requirements to support the national e-health strategy national information requirements;
• Manage and allocate cost shared resources to e-health and health information projects and working groups;
• Endorse the work plans of e-health and information committees;
• Promote alignment and collaboration at a local level;
• Oversee the development and publication of health performance reports;
• Endorse national information standards; and
• Oversee the implementation and ongoing development of a National Health Information Agreement.