Strategic Goals

For Our Patients, Consumers and Carers

To have equitable access to safe, high quality patient centred care
To be well informed and encouraged to participate in their own care

For Our Staff

To treat our patients with dignity, compassion and respect
To be highly skilled, committed, accountable and valued
To be recognised by the community and their peers as leading edge, highly skilled and innovative in their field
To work in safe, respectful, healthy and productive workplaces
To share their expertise with others

For Our Community

To be engaged and work in close partnership with SLHD, the Central Sydney Medicare Local, NGOs, Councils and others
To support and promote personal and community health, empowerment, responsibility and a health promoting environment
To access the healthcare they need through an integrated network of primary and community health services across public and private health services
To be engaged with and networked closely with SLHD, NGOs and related healthcare and service partners

For Our Services

To be culturally sensitive and available to all regardless of culture, income or complexity
To incorporate a population health focus to improve the health and wellbeing of the population
To be innovative, sustainable and evidence based
To be efficient, high quality, safe and appropriate
To provide an appropriate mix of prevention, early intervention, treatment, outreach and palliation
To be clinically networked across the District and have clearly delineated roles
To be networked with general practice and healthcare and related service partners
To be accommodated in high quality, well-equipped facilities with leading edge technology
To have excellent information management and technology services
To be accredited and recognised for excellence
To be well maintained, clean and safe

For Our Education

To support the training and development of future generations of staff
To encourage a culture of evidence based practice and innovation
To support mentoring and nurturing of staff
To ensure multi-modal educational options for staff (on-line, face to face, mentoring)
To create study and career pathways for all levels of the workforce
To facilitate education that is interdisciplinary and focused on teamwork

For Our Research

To be innovative, leading edge and internationally recognised
To collaborate with universities, research institutes and clinical groups
To be translated into healthcare practice
To be supported by peer review grants from government, non government, industry and other sources

For our Organisation

To make the most effective use of resources and ensure financial stability
To be adaptive and responsive to our community and staff needs
To ensure the CORE values framework is embedded across all functions of the organisation
To be an organisation that is widely regarded as an employer of choice
To be recognised as a major part of the local economy in its role as an employer and in service delivery

Our contribution to the NSW Premier's Priorities

Sydney Local Health District presented to the NSW Premier's Implementation Unit in August 2016. View the presentation here.