Table 2 Management of health and human services by jurisdiction – the state of play in 2004–2005
From: (Re)form with Substance? Restructuring and governance in the Australian health system 2004/05
Jurisdiction | Scope | Organisational divisions | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|
Australian Government | Health and Ageing Separate authorities for Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs | Acute Care Ageing and Aged Care Business Health Services Improvement Medical and Pharmaceutical Services Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Population Health Portfolio Strategies Primary Care | Each states and territory is a region |
ACT | Health Separate authorities for Disability, Housing and Community Services. ACT Emergency Services Authority provides the ambulance service Separate Community and Health Services Complaints Commissioner established in late 2004 | Allied Health Adviser Clinical operations Financial and Risk Management Government Relations and Planning Human Resource Management Information Services Nursing and Midwifery Office Policy Population health | None. All services directly managed by the Department |
Northern Territory | Health and community services Separate authorities for Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs Separate Health and Community Services Complaints Commission | Aboriginal Health, Family & Social Policy Acute Care Community Services Corporate Management Services Health Services Information Strategy & Quality | None. All services directly managed by the Department St John Ambulance Service is separately incorporated, as are some Aboriginal Health Services |
NSW | Health Separate authorities for Ageing, Disability and Home Care, Housing, Community Services and Medical Research Separate Health Care Complaints Commission | Health System Performance Health System Support Population Health Strategic Development | 8 Area Health Services (no Boards) reporting directly to the department plus: Ambulance Service of NSW Children's Hospital at Westmead (with Board of Directors) Justice Health Clinical Excellence Commission NSW Cancer Institute |
Queensland | Health Separate authorities for Child Safety, Communities, Emergency Services [including Ambulance Service], Housing, Disability Services Separate Health Rights Commission of Queensland | Health Services Information Innovation and Workforce Reform Resource Management. Strategic Policy and Government Liaison | 3 Zones 37 Districts within zones All services directly managed by the Department |
South Australia | Health Department of Families and Communities manages other human services, including Aged and Community Care Separate Health and Community Services Complaints Commission announced in 2004 Separately incorporated bodies deliver ambulance services Veterans Repatriation Hospital separate Hospitals and Dom care separate incorporation | Population and Environmental Healthy SA Service Planning State Dental managed in a region Mental Health managed in a region Drug and Alcohol managed in a region SA Health Reform | 2 metropolitan health regions and Children, Youth and Women's Health Service with own Boards. 4 country regional health services |
Tasmania | Health and Human Services Separate Health Complaints Commissioner | Children and Families Community, Population and Rural Health Corporate Services Hospitals and Ambulance Housing Tasmania | None. All services directly managed by the Department |
Victoria | Health and Human Services Separate Office of the Health Services Commissioner Office for Children that now reports to Minister for Children | Disability Services Financial & Corporate Services Housing & Community Building Metropolitan Health & Aged Care Services Operations Policy & Strategic Projects Rural & Regional Health & Aged Care Services | 8 departmental Regions 12 Melbourne networks with own boards within metropolitan regions 71 agencies with own boards in rural regions Victorian Ambulance Service |
Western Australia | Health Separate authorities for Community Development, Disability Services and Housing, Office of Health Review. Separate Office of Safety and Quality | Clinical Policy Division. Statewide Health Support Population Health Division Country Health Services Central Wait List Bureau | 3 Area Health Services, 1 Country Health Service and Women's and Children's Health Service, all directly managed by the Department St John Ambulance Service is separately incorporated |