HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 13
Guiding principles
HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 13
Guiding principles
13 Guiding principles
(1) The following principles are intended to guide the achievement of this
Act’s object—
(a) the best interests of users of public sector
health services should be the main consideration in all decisions and actions
under this Act;
(b) there is a commitment to ensuring quality and safety in
the delivery of public sector health services;
(c) there is a commitment to
achieving health equity for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander
people;
(d) there is a commitment to the delivery of responsive, capable and
culturally competent health care to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait
Islander people;
(e) providers of public sector health services should work
with providers of private sector health services to achieve coordinated,
integrated health service delivery across both sectors;
(f) there should be
responsiveness to the needs of users of public sector health services about
the delivery of public sector health services;
(g) information about the
delivery of public sector health services should be provided to the community
in an open and transparent way;
(h) there is a commitment to ensuring that
places at which public sector health services are delivered are places at
which—
(i) employees are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination;
and
(ii) employees are respected and diversity is embraced; and
(iii) there
is a positive workplace culture based on mutual trust and respect;
(i) there
should be openness to complaints from users of public sector health services
and a focus on dealing with the complaints quickly and transparently;
(j)
there should be engagement with clinicians, consumers, community members and
local primary healthcare organisations in planning, developing and delivering
public sector health services;
(k) opportunities for research and development
relevant to the delivery of public sector health services should be promoted;
(l) opportunities for training and education relevant to the delivery of
public sector health services should be promoted.
(2) A person must have
regard to the guiding principles when performing a function or exercising a
power under this Act.
