South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations7—Prescribed requirements for engagement strategies
(1) For the purposes
of section 33A(3)(a) of the Act, the clinician engagement strategy
developed by a governing board must—
(a)
include the following:
(i)
the objectives of the strategy;
(ii)
an outline of how the strategy will contribute to the
achievement of the functions of the governing board;
(iii)
the manner in which consultation with health
professionals will be conducted;
(iv)
an outline of the key issues that will form the basis of
consultation with health professionals, including issues focussed on the
safety and quality of health services, service planning and design, service
delivery and the monitoring and evaluation of service delivery;
(v)
an outline of how the governing board will use
information obtained from implementing the strategy to continuously improve
consultation with health professionals;
(vi)
an outline of how the effectiveness of consultation with
health professionals under the strategy will be measured and publicly
reported; and
(b) have
regard to national and State strategies, policies, agreements and standards
relevant to promoting consultation with health professionals; and
(c)
outline the relationship between each of the following:
(i)
the governing board's consumer and community engagement
strategy;
(ii)
the governing board's clinician engagement strategy;
(iii)
providers of health services, including providers of
primary health care services.
(2) For the purposes
of section 33A(3)(a) of the Act, the consumer and community engagement
strategy developed by a governing board must—
(a)
include the following:
(i)
the objectives of the strategy;
(ii)
an outline of how the strategy will contribute to the
achievement of the functions of the governing board;
(iii)
the manner in which consultation with health consumers
and members of the community will be conducted, including the manner in which
consultation by health professionals and staff members with health consumers
and members of the community will be conducted;
(iv)
an outline of the key issues that will form the basis of
consultation with health consumers and members of the community, including
issues focussed on the safety and quality of health services, service planning
and design, service delivery and the monitoring and evaluation of service
delivery;
(v)
an outline of how the governing board will use
information obtained from implementing the strategy to identify and consult
with health consumers and members of the community—
(A) who are or are at risk of experiencing
poor health outcomes; or
(B) who may have difficulty accessing
health services;
(vi)
an outline of how the effectiveness of consultation with
health consumers and members of the community under the strategy will be
measured and publicly reported; and
(b) have
regard to national and State strategies, policies, agreements and standards
relevant to promoting consultation with health consumers and members of the
community about the provision of health services; and
(c)
outline the relationship between each of the following:
(i)
the governing board's consumer and community engagement
strategy;
(ii)
the governing board's clinician engagement strategy;
(iii)
providers of health services, including providers of
primary health care services.