HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 9 Objectives

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 9

The objectives of this Act are to make provision to ensure that—

S. 9(a) substituted by No. 52/2017 s. 6.

        (a)     health care agencies—

              (i)     provide safe, patient-centred and appropriate health services; and

              (ii)     foster continuous improvement in the quality and safety of the care and health services they provide; and

        (b)     an adequate range of essential health services is available to all persons resident in Victoria irrespective of where they live or whatever their social or economic status; and

S. 9(ba) inserted by No. 52/2004 s. 6.

        (ba)     public hospitals are governed and managed effectively, efficiently and economically; and

        (c)     public funds—

              (i)     are used effectively by health care agencies; and

              (ii)     are allocated according to need; and

S. 9(ca) inserted by No. 18/2001 s. 5.

        (ca)     purchasing arrangements for public hospitals and supply chain management by public hospitals provide value for money; and

        (d)     health care agencies are accountable to the public; and

        (e)     users of health services are provided with sufficient information in appropriate forms and languages to make informed decisions about health care; and

        (f)     health care workers are able to participate in decisions affecting their work environment; and

        (g)     users of health services are able to choose the type of health care most appropriate to their needs.

S. 10 amended by Nos 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 25.3), 88/1994 s. 8, 18/2004 s. 5, repealed by No. 49/2010 s. 221.

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