6. KEY AREA: DHHS participation in government policy and community programsThe needs of people are considered in policy development and implementation across the DHHS and funded services. | ||||||||
| Objective: Ensure that people with a disability are considered within DHHS. | ||||||||
| Action(s) | Cross Agency Collaboration | Time | Who | Resources | Cost | Comments | Dates for Monitoring | |
| 6.1 Work with the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation to ensure that the needs of children with a disability and their families are understood and incorporated into DHHS policy and program planning and design | DPAC | 4 | June 2009 | Human Services and Health Services Executive forums | Internal | Internal | The Foundation provides opportunities, in partnership with the Tasmanian community, to support children and their families and raise awareness and a commitment to the early years of childhood (birth - 6 years).
| Ongoing |
| 6.2 Implementation of the Kids Come First framework to ensure the needs of children are understood and incorporated into DHHS policy and program planning and design |
| 4 | June 2009 | CAF | Internal | Internal |
| Ongoing |
| 6.3 Ensure an effective collaborative relationship between DHHS Office of the Community Sector (OCS) and the non government community sector |
| 4 | Ongoing | OCS | Internal | Internal | The OCS is responsible for working across government and with non government organisations to increase the effectiveness of Tasmania’s community sector, developing policy, systems and processes to support the delivery of more effective community sector services and providing high level advice to Government and the Agency Executive Committee regarding community sector reform and the enhancement of services needed in the community. | Ongoing |
| 6.4 Include the needs of youth with disability on the agenda of DHHS Statewide Youth Collaboration (SYC) meetings |
| 4 | Ongoing | Human Services and Health Services Executive forums | Internal | Internal | SYC membership includes representatives from DHHS units and community sector youth advocate and services providers. | Ongoing |
| 6.5 Build DHHS capacity to use demographic data and information resources to design and plan the delivery of services | DIER project plan | 4 | TBD | CFS | Internal | Internal | The Kids Come First Program uses State Infrastructure Planning System (SIPS) information technology as developed by DIER to plan future policy, projects and initiatives. The SIPS project aims to develop the methodology, models and analytical tools to support improved, repeatable and transparent whole-of-state infrastructure planning. | Ongoing |
| 6.6 Establish the Accommodations Options Unit within Housing Tasmania to provide asset and service model solutions to clients with particular needs ranging from: disability, mental health and children in out-of-home care. Work plans, asset and service solutions will be developed in consultation with relevant government and non-government sector organisations | Relevant NGOs and government departments | 4 | End Sept 2008 | Human Services | Unit will have 5 staff, 3 from Disability services, 1 from Child and Family Services, and 1 from Housing Tasmania | Internal | This is a new Unit that will combine the asset development and service development resources across three business units, Disability Services, Child and Family Services and Housing Tasmania. The Unit will consolidate expertise and ensure integration of asset and service models to optimise outcomes for clients with particular needs.
| Unit established by end Sept 2008. Dec 2008 asset plan completed. |
| 6.7 Continual DHHS representation on the Disability Policy IDC (Inter-Departmental Committee) | All agencies coordinated by DPAC | 4 | Meetings occur bi-annually. | Deputy Secretary, Corporate Governance | Internal | Internal | This committee was established to ensure a consistent policy development across all government departments. Members of the Premier’s Disability Advisory Council and the Minister’s Disability Advisory Committee attend IDC meetings as required. The DHHS representative provides feedback to the Disability Reference Group. | Ongoing |
| 6.8 Ensure DHHS input and representation on various whole of government policy projects and initiatives relating to inclusion and disability | DPAC | 4 | Ongoing | All units as required | Internal | Internal | Completion and monitoring of progress reports, action plan and budget estimate briefings, ministerial documentation relating to the DFA, Social Inclusion and Tasmania Together. | Ongoing |
| 6.9 Develop a self-administered disability checklist tool for services as part of an integrated social equity planning framework and education program (including awareness for youth, Aboriginal people and those from culturally diverse backgrounds) | DPAC | 2 | Dec 2008 | Population Health | Internal | Internal |
| June 2009 June 2010 |
| 6.10 Develop and implement the Tasmanian Strategy for Chronic Disease and ensure appropriate provisions for people with disabilities | GP Tasmania NGOs Private Sector | 4 | June 2009 | Statewide Systems Development | Internal | Internal | The Tasmanian Strategy for Chronic Disease will provide DHHS and its partners across government, private sector and NGO with an agreed direction for improved prevention and management of chronic disease | Ongoing |
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