HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 11A Principal function of the Secretary

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 11A

To ensure that the objectives of this Act are met, the Secretary may—

        (a)     advise the Minister on the operation of this Act;

        (b)     develop policies and plans with respect to health services provided by health care agencies;

        (c)     fund or purchase health services and monitor, evaluate and review publicly funded or purchased health services;

        (d)     encourage safety and improvement in the quality of health services provided by health care agencies and health service establishments;

        (e)     in consultation with health care agencies, develop criteria or measures that enable comparisons to be made between the performance of health care agencies providing similar services;

        (f)     collect and analyse data to enable the Secretary to perform the Secretary's functions under this or any other Act;

        (g)     do anything else that the Secretary considers appropriate.

Part 2—Health services development guidelines