Strategic Plan
2016 - 2020
Exceptional people. Exceptional healthcare.
DRAFT
Page 2
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Strategic Plan 2016-2020
For further information please contact:
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Communication and Corporate Affairs Unit
Block 5 Nambour General Hospital
Hospital Road
Nambour Qld 4506
Phone: 07 5470 6616
SC-Communications@health.qld.gov.au
www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/default.asp
Copyright © The State of Queensland,
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service 2015
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Australia licence.
In essence, you are free to copy and communicate the work for non-commercial purposes, as long
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Contents
Message from the Chair and the Chief Executive						 04
Our vision, purpose and priorities								05
Who we are												07
Who we care for											08
Our opportunities											09
Our strategic objectives									 10-13
Page 4
We are pleased to present the Sunshine Coast
Hospital and Health Service Strategic Plan for
2016-2020. This plan provides the essential vision
and direction to ensure our transition toward the
internationally recognised health service we aim to
be in 2020. The plan is also reflective of Queensland
Government priorities and is aligned with the
Queensland Health Strategic Plan 2014-2018.
This health service is committed to providing high
quality healthcare to its communities by being a
responsive, efficient and person-centred healthcare
service.
We are not and cannot be satisfied with just
continuing to do what we do in its current form.
Innovation and improvement are our companions on
the journey, underpinned by an expanding emphasis
on research and education.
We are determined to succeed in our objective to be
a health service that puts people first and provides
safe and quality healthcare.
If we are to meet the challenges and the
expectations rightly placed on us, we must work
closely with consumers and the community, as well
as with our strategic partners across health and
other sectors. Building on and strengthening these
partnerships will be fundamental to our success.
The $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital,
currently under construction, brings us great
opportunity. The hospital will bring new clinical
capability and capacity, an expanded workforce
and an increase in self-sufficiency in healthcare on
the Sunshine Coast. It is an important element in
helping us achieve our vision of delivering ‘Health
and wellbeing through exceptional care’.
On behalf of the Board and the Executive Leadership
Team we commend this plan to you and commit
to working with our colleagues throughout the
organisation and with our partners to deliver on our
objectives.
Message from the Chair and the Chief Executive
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
(SCHHS) is undertaking an exciting, unique and
challenging journey.
Emeritus Professor Paul Thomas AM - Chair Kevin Hegarty - Health Service Chief Executive
Page 5
Our vision, purpose and priorities
Our vision:
Health and wellbeing through exceptional care.
Our purpose:
To deliver better care for individuals, better health for our population and better use of resources for
healthcare.
Our strategic priorities and our future:
We will simultaneously pursue the following health and care priorities:
1.	 Enhance the experience and health outcomes with people accessing our services (safe, effective, patient-
centred, timely, efficient and equitable)
2.	 Improve the health of our population
3.	 Better use of resources for the benefit of our communities
4.	 Build capability across our organisation and shared communities of practice.
We commit to work together to build and achieve a healthier community supported by a growing, highly
skilled and valued workforce and an innovative world class hospital and health service.
To do this work effectively, we will:
•	 Harness the collective health capacity and resources within our communities
•	 Target improvement in a range of health determinants
•	 Work in partnership with individuals, families and communities
•	 Substantially broaden the role and impact of primary care and other community-based services
•	 Assure a seamless journey through the system of care throughout a person’s life.
Page 6
Our strategic priorities
Our Values:
We are driven by Queensland public sector values:
Customers first	 Ideas into action Unleash potential Be courageous Empower people.
Supported by improving capability
across our organisation and shared
communities of practice.
Page 7
Who we are
Between 2016 and 2020 the Sunshine Coast
Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) will experience
significant growth in both the range of services
provided and the expanded capacity. The opening
of the new tertiary level Sunshine Coast University
Hospital (SCUH) will change the way services are
delivered across the health service. This exciting
opportunity has supported the SCHHS to introduce
innovative models of care that will better meet the
diverse health needs of our community. Our new
integrated and coordinated health network includes:
•	 Sunshine Coast University Hospital:
 opening with 450 beds in November 2016 and 	
expanding to a 738-bed facility by 2021
 provide level 5/6 services such as cardiology,
neonatal care, child and adolescent mental
health, and expanded surgical services.
•	 Nambour General Hospital will change to
a regional hospital providing up to level 3
emergency, medical, surgical and mental health
inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital
will be developed over time as a sub acute centre
of excellence. Ambulatory care and community
services will also be collocated on site.
•	 Gympie Hospital will continue to provide a
comprehensive range of emergency, medical,
surgical, women’s and family and sub acute
services. A range of ambulatory services will be
expanded over time.
•	 Caloundra Health Service will provide an
extended hours urgent care service, ambulatory
care services including renal dialysis, dental care
and ophthalmology and an expanded inpatient
palliative care service.
•	 Maleny Soldiers Memorial Service will continue
to provide local health services including
emergency stabilisation, rehabilitation,
ambulatory and end of life care.
•	 The health service will continue to provide a
comprehensive range of other clinical services
including public health, community health, oral
health, mental health and residential aged care.
We continue to partner with the Noosa Hospital and
Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital for public
hospital services to ensure and maintain access to
acute public health services in key localities across a
network of services provided within the region.
The health service is expanding its teaching and
health research capability with the introduction of
the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI). This
includes the development of significant strategic
partnerships with universities, vocational education
and industry to ensure our research priorities
translate to practice and ultimately improve health
and care within our communities. SCHHS is
uniquely positioned to provide health service roles,
experience, teaching and research across a diverse
range of settings from rural, regional to tertiary
settings within the one health service.
Page 8
Who we care for
Our health service covers approximately 10,020 square kilometres and encompasses the areas of Sunshine
Coast, Noosa and Gympie local government areas. Most of the population resides in the coastal regions;
however, there are significant hinterland and rural communities.
Queensland
Sunshine Coast
Gympie
Noosa
Caboolture
Maryborough
Caloundra
Kawana
Nambour
Maleny
This growth is in line with projected
growth for Queensland of 2.1
per cent, per year, over the same
period.
In 2013, SCHHS served a
population of 378,579 people
(eight per cent of the Queensland
population).
The Australian Bureau of Statistics
(ABS) projects the Sunshine Coast
Population will increase over the
next 11 years to reach 497,397
people by 2026
Page 9
Risks
Challenges
Our opportunities
The SCHHS, like other health services in
Australia and internationally, operates in a
complex and challenging environment balancing
efficient service delivery with high quality health
outcomes to meet the Government’s expectation
of ensuring that health care expenditure
achieves value for society.
The drivers of demand for health services in the
SCHHS include:
•	 rapid population growth
•	 older population growth
•	 
relatively low Socio-Economic Indexes for
Areas (SEIFA) (socio-economic disadvantage
is associated with a lower life expectancy,
a greater burden of disease and higher
levels of avoidable deaths and hospital
separations)
•	 
changing nature of disease and injury, in
particular an increase in chronic disease
across all ages, driving demand for new
models of care to cost effectively address
this issue
•	 
changing nature of service delivery, in
particular innovative medical technologies
will change length of hospital stays and
demand trends, improving life expectancy,
increasing day only procedures and
expanding options for care in non-hospital
settings
•	 
consumer, community and government
expectations regarding access to and
performance of health services.
The following strategic risks have been identified:
•	 workforce—capacity and capability of the
workforce (right person, right job, right
time) is insufficient to meet service and
skills demands leading to delays in the
commissioning of services
•	 
health technology—ability to introduce
new and advanced technologies to improve
efficiency, effectiveness and quality of health
service due to inadequate infrastructure,
resources or skills
•	 
financial pressures—ability to maintain
budget integrity, increase revenue and
deliver services within a nationally efficient
price while continuing to meet consumer,
community and workforce expectations for
service scope and quality
•	 
change—the transition to include the
Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH)
into the health service may have considerable
impacts on staff and the Sunshine Coast
community as a result of clinical service
capability scope changes, infrastructure and
resource capabilities and heightened service
delivery expectations
•	 
patient safety and quality—continuing
to meet the already established and
acknowledged high level of health care
commensurate to regulatory or industry
standards and community expectations
•	 
demand—the health needs of the Sunshine
Coast community may exceed the resource
capacity of current service delivery as the
SCHHS prepares for the opening of the
Sunshine Coast University Hospital, and the
infrastructure improvement at Nambour and
Caloundra.
Page 10
Better care for individuals
Objective 1
Performance indicators
Strategic objective Strategies Outcome measures
Our patients experience safe,
reliable care.
•	 We partner with consumers
and their families to optimise
their experience while in
contact with our health
service.
•	 Peoples care expectations are
met or exceeded measured by
consumer survey and feedback.
•	 People state that they are
partners in their care measured
by consumer survey and
feedback.
•	 We improve patient safety
and experience by including
consumers in developing
and implementing innovative
models of care.
•	 Innovative service development
initiatives using co-design to
optimise consumer experience
are identified and promoted.
•	 We reduce unwarranted
clinical variation of care using
principles of Better Value
Healthcare.
•	 Best practice care guidelines
and pathways developed and
implemented across the care
continuum.
•	 We put people first and will
focus on better flow and align
different parts of the system
to improve access and patient
experience.
•	 Meet or exceed NSQHS healthcare
standards.
•	 Improved benchmark trends
for all access, patient safety
and quality care performance
indicators.
•	 SCHHS safety-first program is
embedded.
Page 11
Better outcomes for our local population
Objective 2
Strategic objective Strategies Outcome measures
Our services are connected to
improve access to health and
care for our population.
•	 We support the development of
a ‘connected care’ health care
models across the SCHHS.
•	 Established health pathways in
partnership with the PHN and General
Practice.
•	 Measured effectiveness of connected
referral and clinical care handover
systems between hospital and other
healthcare providers.
•	 We work with our healthcare
partners to ensure our
community has the right care, at
the right time, and in the right
place.
•	 Reduced trend and number of
avoidable hospitalisations.
•	 “Access” key performance indicators
achieved or exceeded.
•	 Increased self sufficiency that reflects
planned reduction in referrals and
transfers out of SCHHS for care.
•	 We provide a regional leadership
role in promoting collaboration
and the integration of care
across the continuum as a key
organising principle to improve
the health of our population.
•	 Partnering initiatives.
•	 Promotion of progress on health
indicators with our communities.
•	 We work with our vulnerable
communities to increase health
literacy, understanding of
available health services.
•	 Improved access to services for
our vulnerable communities. Key
Performance indicators met or
exceeded.
•	 Consumer involvement in the
development and implementation of
strategies to improve health literacy
in our communities.
•	 Number and description of initiatives
targeting health improvements at the
population level .
•	 We will work with our
communities and government
to plan and prioritise current
and future service development,
adoption of innovative
technologies and translational
research into practice across all
facilities.
•	 SCHHS Health Services Plan 2015-
2022 implemented.
•	 Sunshine Coast University Hospital is
opened and commissioned.
•	 Settle, and Grow our expanding
health services including the new
tertiary services at SCUH.
•	 Planned service changes at Nambour,
Caloundra and Gympie have been
achieved.
Page 12
Objective 3
Better use of resources for health and care
Strategic objectives Strategies Outcome measures
We will optimise the use of our
resources.
•	 We grow ambulatory, community
and same day services to reduce
reliance on inpatient based
services.
•	 Enhanced ambulatory and same day
service models.
•	 Maintained balance of capacity and
demand for inpatient and outpatient
activity for the population.
•	 We will enhance service models
to support and improve reliable
health care outcomes across
seven days a week and after
hours.
•	 Models of care incorporate seven day
access to services as appropriate.
•	 Health Outcomes including
preventable harm, standardised
mortality and quality indicators
demonstrate reliable care.
•	 We will share information and
use technology to deliver efficient
work processes and streamline
the transfer of information
with our consumers and other
providers across the health
network.
•	 SCHHS ICT Blueprint implemented
•	 Expanded range and increased number
of local and regional Telehealth
services delivered.
•	 Increased uptake and use of the
national eHealth patient record.
•	 Advanced Care Plans documented and
shared using connected IT platforms.
•	 We will maintain strong financial
performance and improve
business intelligence and analysis
systems to improve delivery of
health care.
•	 SCHHS meets or exceeds financial
performance expectation outlined in
Queensland Health Service Agreement.
•	 Evidence of enhanced business
and analysis systems that support
improvement in safety and quality
measures.
•	 We will maintain or increase care
for our community within the
existing cost model.
•	 Maintain cost per Weighted Activity
Unit (WAU) below efficient price.
Page 13
Better organisational capability
Objective 4
Strategic objectives Strategies Outcome measures
Our people are engaged, competent
and valued.
•	 We will become a regional
leader in clinical health
education, safety and research.
•	 Sunshine Coast Health Institute
(SCHI) opened.
•	 We actively promote research
as integral to our care that
includes commitment to build
partnerships and invest to
build and sustain our research
priorities.
•	 Achievement against the SCHHS
Research Strategic Plan.
•	 Translational research
priorities are identified and
reviewed annually to reflect our
communities population health
needs.
•	 We explore and strengthen
partnerships with education
and learning organisations to
build an exceptional healthcare
workforce.
•	 Collaborations promoted
and published across our
communities.
•	 Achievement against the SCHI
and SCHHS Education Strategic
Plans.
•	 We will expand innovative work-
force models using advanced
capacity roles—right person,
right job.
•	 Workforce models implemented
that support staff capacity—
right person, right job.
•	 We will expand local job
opportunities, roles and training
in health care for the Sunshine
Coast.
•	 Achievement against the SCHHS
Workforce plan.
•	 Enhancements towards the
Sunshine Coast Regional
Services Plan.
•	 We will maintain an
environment that promotes and
supports the SCHHS values
promoting inclusive behaviours
and respect for diversity.
•	 Core values are outlined in all
plans, position descriptions and
are embedded in practice.
•	 Increased staff engagement
trend measured in annual
survey.
•	 We encourage all staff to all
teach and all learn to actively
support team-based health care
delivery.
•	 Team work is a feature of our
culture and reflected in the
annual engagement survey
results.
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Draft strat-plan-2016-20

  • 1. Strategic Plan 2016 - 2020 Exceptional people. Exceptional healthcare. DRAFT
  • 2. Page 2 Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Strategic Plan 2016-2020 For further information please contact: Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Communication and Corporate Affairs Unit Block 5 Nambour General Hospital Hospital Road Nambour Qld 4506 Phone: 07 5470 6616 SC-Communications@health.qld.gov.au www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/default.asp Copyright © The State of Queensland, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service 2015 This document is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 Australia licence. In essence, you are free to copy and communicate the work for non-commercial purposes, as long as you attribute the authors: Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service and abide by the licence terms. You may not alter or adapt the work in any way. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/deed.en
  • 3. Page 3 Contents Message from the Chair and the Chief Executive 04 Our vision, purpose and priorities 05 Who we are 07 Who we care for 08 Our opportunities 09 Our strategic objectives 10-13
  • 4. Page 4 We are pleased to present the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. This plan provides the essential vision and direction to ensure our transition toward the internationally recognised health service we aim to be in 2020. The plan is also reflective of Queensland Government priorities and is aligned with the Queensland Health Strategic Plan 2014-2018. This health service is committed to providing high quality healthcare to its communities by being a responsive, efficient and person-centred healthcare service. We are not and cannot be satisfied with just continuing to do what we do in its current form. Innovation and improvement are our companions on the journey, underpinned by an expanding emphasis on research and education. We are determined to succeed in our objective to be a health service that puts people first and provides safe and quality healthcare. If we are to meet the challenges and the expectations rightly placed on us, we must work closely with consumers and the community, as well as with our strategic partners across health and other sectors. Building on and strengthening these partnerships will be fundamental to our success. The $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital, currently under construction, brings us great opportunity. The hospital will bring new clinical capability and capacity, an expanded workforce and an increase in self-sufficiency in healthcare on the Sunshine Coast. It is an important element in helping us achieve our vision of delivering ‘Health and wellbeing through exceptional care’. On behalf of the Board and the Executive Leadership Team we commend this plan to you and commit to working with our colleagues throughout the organisation and with our partners to deliver on our objectives. Message from the Chair and the Chief Executive Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is undertaking an exciting, unique and challenging journey. Emeritus Professor Paul Thomas AM - Chair Kevin Hegarty - Health Service Chief Executive
  • 5. Page 5 Our vision, purpose and priorities Our vision: Health and wellbeing through exceptional care. Our purpose: To deliver better care for individuals, better health for our population and better use of resources for healthcare. Our strategic priorities and our future: We will simultaneously pursue the following health and care priorities: 1. Enhance the experience and health outcomes with people accessing our services (safe, effective, patient- centred, timely, efficient and equitable) 2. Improve the health of our population 3. Better use of resources for the benefit of our communities 4. Build capability across our organisation and shared communities of practice. We commit to work together to build and achieve a healthier community supported by a growing, highly skilled and valued workforce and an innovative world class hospital and health service. To do this work effectively, we will: • Harness the collective health capacity and resources within our communities • Target improvement in a range of health determinants • Work in partnership with individuals, families and communities • Substantially broaden the role and impact of primary care and other community-based services • Assure a seamless journey through the system of care throughout a person’s life.
  • 6. Page 6 Our strategic priorities Our Values: We are driven by Queensland public sector values: Customers first Ideas into action Unleash potential Be courageous Empower people. Supported by improving capability across our organisation and shared communities of practice.
  • 7. Page 7 Who we are Between 2016 and 2020 the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) will experience significant growth in both the range of services provided and the expanded capacity. The opening of the new tertiary level Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) will change the way services are delivered across the health service. This exciting opportunity has supported the SCHHS to introduce innovative models of care that will better meet the diverse health needs of our community. Our new integrated and coordinated health network includes: • Sunshine Coast University Hospital:  opening with 450 beds in November 2016 and expanding to a 738-bed facility by 2021  provide level 5/6 services such as cardiology, neonatal care, child and adolescent mental health, and expanded surgical services. • Nambour General Hospital will change to a regional hospital providing up to level 3 emergency, medical, surgical and mental health inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital will be developed over time as a sub acute centre of excellence. Ambulatory care and community services will also be collocated on site. • Gympie Hospital will continue to provide a comprehensive range of emergency, medical, surgical, women’s and family and sub acute services. A range of ambulatory services will be expanded over time. • Caloundra Health Service will provide an extended hours urgent care service, ambulatory care services including renal dialysis, dental care and ophthalmology and an expanded inpatient palliative care service. • Maleny Soldiers Memorial Service will continue to provide local health services including emergency stabilisation, rehabilitation, ambulatory and end of life care. • The health service will continue to provide a comprehensive range of other clinical services including public health, community health, oral health, mental health and residential aged care. We continue to partner with the Noosa Hospital and Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital for public hospital services to ensure and maintain access to acute public health services in key localities across a network of services provided within the region. The health service is expanding its teaching and health research capability with the introduction of the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI). This includes the development of significant strategic partnerships with universities, vocational education and industry to ensure our research priorities translate to practice and ultimately improve health and care within our communities. SCHHS is uniquely positioned to provide health service roles, experience, teaching and research across a diverse range of settings from rural, regional to tertiary settings within the one health service.
  • 8. Page 8 Who we care for Our health service covers approximately 10,020 square kilometres and encompasses the areas of Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Gympie local government areas. Most of the population resides in the coastal regions; however, there are significant hinterland and rural communities. Queensland Sunshine Coast Gympie Noosa Caboolture Maryborough Caloundra Kawana Nambour Maleny This growth is in line with projected growth for Queensland of 2.1 per cent, per year, over the same period. In 2013, SCHHS served a population of 378,579 people (eight per cent of the Queensland population). The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) projects the Sunshine Coast Population will increase over the next 11 years to reach 497,397 people by 2026
  • 9. Page 9 Risks Challenges Our opportunities The SCHHS, like other health services in Australia and internationally, operates in a complex and challenging environment balancing efficient service delivery with high quality health outcomes to meet the Government’s expectation of ensuring that health care expenditure achieves value for society. The drivers of demand for health services in the SCHHS include: • rapid population growth • older population growth • relatively low Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) (socio-economic disadvantage is associated with a lower life expectancy, a greater burden of disease and higher levels of avoidable deaths and hospital separations) • changing nature of disease and injury, in particular an increase in chronic disease across all ages, driving demand for new models of care to cost effectively address this issue • changing nature of service delivery, in particular innovative medical technologies will change length of hospital stays and demand trends, improving life expectancy, increasing day only procedures and expanding options for care in non-hospital settings • consumer, community and government expectations regarding access to and performance of health services. The following strategic risks have been identified: • workforce—capacity and capability of the workforce (right person, right job, right time) is insufficient to meet service and skills demands leading to delays in the commissioning of services • health technology—ability to introduce new and advanced technologies to improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality of health service due to inadequate infrastructure, resources or skills • financial pressures—ability to maintain budget integrity, increase revenue and deliver services within a nationally efficient price while continuing to meet consumer, community and workforce expectations for service scope and quality • change—the transition to include the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) into the health service may have considerable impacts on staff and the Sunshine Coast community as a result of clinical service capability scope changes, infrastructure and resource capabilities and heightened service delivery expectations • patient safety and quality—continuing to meet the already established and acknowledged high level of health care commensurate to regulatory or industry standards and community expectations • demand—the health needs of the Sunshine Coast community may exceed the resource capacity of current service delivery as the SCHHS prepares for the opening of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, and the infrastructure improvement at Nambour and Caloundra.
  • 10. Page 10 Better care for individuals Objective 1 Performance indicators Strategic objective Strategies Outcome measures Our patients experience safe, reliable care. • We partner with consumers and their families to optimise their experience while in contact with our health service. • Peoples care expectations are met or exceeded measured by consumer survey and feedback. • People state that they are partners in their care measured by consumer survey and feedback. • We improve patient safety and experience by including consumers in developing and implementing innovative models of care. • Innovative service development initiatives using co-design to optimise consumer experience are identified and promoted. • We reduce unwarranted clinical variation of care using principles of Better Value Healthcare. • Best practice care guidelines and pathways developed and implemented across the care continuum. • We put people first and will focus on better flow and align different parts of the system to improve access and patient experience. • Meet or exceed NSQHS healthcare standards. • Improved benchmark trends for all access, patient safety and quality care performance indicators. • SCHHS safety-first program is embedded.
  • 11. Page 11 Better outcomes for our local population Objective 2 Strategic objective Strategies Outcome measures Our services are connected to improve access to health and care for our population. • We support the development of a ‘connected care’ health care models across the SCHHS. • Established health pathways in partnership with the PHN and General Practice. • Measured effectiveness of connected referral and clinical care handover systems between hospital and other healthcare providers. • We work with our healthcare partners to ensure our community has the right care, at the right time, and in the right place. • Reduced trend and number of avoidable hospitalisations. • “Access” key performance indicators achieved or exceeded. • Increased self sufficiency that reflects planned reduction in referrals and transfers out of SCHHS for care. • We provide a regional leadership role in promoting collaboration and the integration of care across the continuum as a key organising principle to improve the health of our population. • Partnering initiatives. • Promotion of progress on health indicators with our communities. • We work with our vulnerable communities to increase health literacy, understanding of available health services. • Improved access to services for our vulnerable communities. Key Performance indicators met or exceeded. • Consumer involvement in the development and implementation of strategies to improve health literacy in our communities. • Number and description of initiatives targeting health improvements at the population level . • We will work with our communities and government to plan and prioritise current and future service development, adoption of innovative technologies and translational research into practice across all facilities. • SCHHS Health Services Plan 2015- 2022 implemented. • Sunshine Coast University Hospital is opened and commissioned. • Settle, and Grow our expanding health services including the new tertiary services at SCUH. • Planned service changes at Nambour, Caloundra and Gympie have been achieved.
  • 12. Page 12 Objective 3 Better use of resources for health and care Strategic objectives Strategies Outcome measures We will optimise the use of our resources. • We grow ambulatory, community and same day services to reduce reliance on inpatient based services. • Enhanced ambulatory and same day service models. • Maintained balance of capacity and demand for inpatient and outpatient activity for the population. • We will enhance service models to support and improve reliable health care outcomes across seven days a week and after hours. • Models of care incorporate seven day access to services as appropriate. • Health Outcomes including preventable harm, standardised mortality and quality indicators demonstrate reliable care. • We will share information and use technology to deliver efficient work processes and streamline the transfer of information with our consumers and other providers across the health network. • SCHHS ICT Blueprint implemented • Expanded range and increased number of local and regional Telehealth services delivered. • Increased uptake and use of the national eHealth patient record. • Advanced Care Plans documented and shared using connected IT platforms. • We will maintain strong financial performance and improve business intelligence and analysis systems to improve delivery of health care. • SCHHS meets or exceeds financial performance expectation outlined in Queensland Health Service Agreement. • Evidence of enhanced business and analysis systems that support improvement in safety and quality measures. • We will maintain or increase care for our community within the existing cost model. • Maintain cost per Weighted Activity Unit (WAU) below efficient price.
  • 13. Page 13 Better organisational capability Objective 4 Strategic objectives Strategies Outcome measures Our people are engaged, competent and valued. • We will become a regional leader in clinical health education, safety and research. • Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) opened. • We actively promote research as integral to our care that includes commitment to build partnerships and invest to build and sustain our research priorities. • Achievement against the SCHHS Research Strategic Plan. • Translational research priorities are identified and reviewed annually to reflect our communities population health needs. • We explore and strengthen partnerships with education and learning organisations to build an exceptional healthcare workforce. • Collaborations promoted and published across our communities. • Achievement against the SCHI and SCHHS Education Strategic Plans. • We will expand innovative work- force models using advanced capacity roles—right person, right job. • Workforce models implemented that support staff capacity— right person, right job. • We will expand local job opportunities, roles and training in health care for the Sunshine Coast. • Achievement against the SCHHS Workforce plan. • Enhancements towards the Sunshine Coast Regional Services Plan. • We will maintain an environment that promotes and supports the SCHHS values promoting inclusive behaviours and respect for diversity. • Core values are outlined in all plans, position descriptions and are embedded in practice. • Increased staff engagement trend measured in annual survey. • We encourage all staff to all teach and all learn to actively support team-based health care delivery. • Team work is a feature of our culture and reflected in the annual engagement survey results.