Determined to provide person-centred, value-based care for Western Sydney, we met with the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) to continue our collaborative partnership at the Joint Board Meeting on Thursday 17 December 2020.
This is the second year the two boards have come together to reflect, problem solve and discuss future opportunities to maintain the momentum built over more than a decade of collaboration, service redesign and innovation to advance health system reform.
The joint board meeting also allowed both organisations to celebrate the progress made on their Ministry of Health-sponsored Collaborative Commissioning program, which enables the collective to develop specific, ground-breaking pathways of care tailored to community needs through innovative frameworks that are co-designed by GPs, specialists, and consumers.
Diana O’Halloran AO, Board Chair of WentWest, said while both organisations focus primarily on different parts of the health system, working together was critical to achieving value-driven, integrated care and delivering ‘one Western Sydney health system’.
“Our primary health care responsibilities perfectly complement WSLHD’s responsibility for acute services operating out of four hospitals and community-based care through the region’s seven community health centres. It is rewarding to be part of multidisciplinary teams operating across professional, financial and organisational boundaries to deliver on our shared Quadruple Aim: improved health care outcomes, consumer and provider experience, and health system sustainability.” Said Diana O’Halloran.
“2021 looks bright and our commitment to each other and our overarching goal to improve the health of people across Western Sydney has never been stronger – we will continue to build on the fantastic momentum we have achieved. We are really looking forward to seeing what the future holds,” said Ray Messom, WentWest Chief Executive Officer.
For more information about our partnership, visit https://wentwest.com.au/ and https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/