❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the prioritisation and progress of the Sustainable Health Review's recommendations, specifically regarding the 'Sustainable Health Review (SHR) – Outcome Measures Project'. The Minister clarifies the project's focus and the impact of COVID-19.
AnsweredQoN 792Legislative Council
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I refer to the ‘Sustainable Health Review (SHR) – Outcome Measures
Project’ published on the Department of Health’s website, and I ask: (a) who
decided, and when, which 10 of the 30 recommendations from the SHR, which was
published in April 2019 were to be ‘fast tracked’ by the SHR Outcome Measures
Project (OMP); (b) can the Minister confirm why these 10 were decided to be more important
than the remaining 20 not reported on; and (c) why is it that only three, of the handpicked 10 recommendations have seen a
positive trend in the report?
Project’ published on the Department of Health’s website, and I ask: (a) who
decided, and when, which 10 of the 30 recommendations from the SHR, which was
published in April 2019 were to be ‘fast tracked’ by the SHR Outcome Measures
Project (OMP); (b) can the Minister confirm why these 10 were decided to be more important
than the remaining 20 not reported on; and (c) why is it that only three, of the handpicked 10 recommendations have seen a
positive trend in the report?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 September 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
10 days
(a) These outcome measures do not represent SHR recommendations being “fast tracked”.
The SHR Outcome Measures Project looks at measures related to the SHR’s eight enduring strategies that can be used to evaluate progress towards a patient-centred, high quality and financially sustainable healthcare system.
The outcome measures were selected following consultation with the Sustainable Health Review Independent Oversight Committee in late 2020 and the Sustainable Health Review Steering Committee in early 2021.
(b) The 10 outcome measures are independent of the 30 SHR recommendations.
(c) The outcome measures and results included in the report Moving Towards Measuring What Matters - Sustainable Health Review Fast Track Outcome Measures reflect important areas of health that the Department of Health is committed to making improvements in.
The results reflect the state of the WA health system at the time of reporting and will be used to monitor improvements over time.
It is important to note the significant impact of COVID-19 on the WA health system and this can be seen in the results for some of the outcome measures.
The SHR Outcome Measures Project looks at measures related to the SHR’s eight enduring strategies that can be used to evaluate progress towards a patient-centred, high quality and financially sustainable healthcare system.
The outcome measures were selected following consultation with the Sustainable Health Review Independent Oversight Committee in late 2020 and the Sustainable Health Review Steering Committee in early 2021.
(b) The 10 outcome measures are independent of the 30 SHR recommendations.
(c) The outcome measures and results included in the report Moving Towards Measuring What Matters - Sustainable Health Review Fast Track Outcome Measures reflect important areas of health that the Department of Health is committed to making improvements in.
The results reflect the state of the WA health system at the time of reporting and will be used to monitor improvements over time.
It is important to note the significant impact of COVID-19 on the WA health system and this can be seen in the results for some of the outcome measures.
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