YDHS Annual Report 2006 (2.4Mb pdf) - GHA Central

Statutory Requirements
Building Act 1993
All buildings of the Health Service comply with the Building Act,
1993. The Health Service has a policy of consulting architects and
engaging registered builders when renovating existing buildings or
constructing new facilities. Plans are submitted to local
government for approval and building permits issued prior to
commencement.
Competitive Neutrality
It is Government policy that the costing policies of publicly funded
organisations should reflect any competitive advantage not
available to the private sector. The Yarram and District Health
Service supports this policy and meets requirements. A number
of services are already outsourced on a competitive basis
including pathology, radiology, security, accounting, pharmacy and
grounds maintenance.
Consultancies
The Yarram and District Health Service has engaged the following
consultants in the 2005/06 financial year:
John Fowler Architects
Masterpiece Consulting
The Health Service has provided the following contracted services:
Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001
The Yarram and District Health Service is committed to the aims
and objectives of the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001. It does
not tolerate improper conduct by its employees, officers or
members, nor the taking of reprisals against those who come
forward to disclose such conduct.
Yarram and District Health Service recognises the value of
transparency and accountability in its administrative and
management practices and supports the making of disclosures
that reveal corrupt conduct, conduct involving a substantial
mismanagement of public resources, or conduct involving a
substantial risk to public health and safety or the environment.
Yarram and District Health Service will take all reasonable steps to
protect people who make such disclosures from any detrimental
action in reprisal for making the disclosure. It will also afford
natural justice to the person who is the subject of the disclosure.
In line with this, the Yarram and District Health Service has in
place a corporate policy and procedure which comply with the
Act. Since the introduction of the policy the Yarram and District
Health Service has received nil disclosures and has no knowledge
of any disclosures which may/may not have been reported to the
Ombudsman.
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Management Services to Crossley House.
Maintenance, linen, food services, stores, community nursing,
allied health and infection control to Crossley House Hostel.
School support services to Yarram and district schools.
Maintenance services to Nightingale Park Society Elderly
Person’s Units, Yarram.
Speech Pathology services to Cooinda Hill Adult Training
Centre, Traralgon.
Speech Pathology Services to St. Mary’s Primary
School, Yarram.
Equal Opportunity Act 1995
The Health Service is subject to the requirements of the Equal
Opportunity Act 1995 and applies appropriate merit and equity
principles in its management of staff. The Health Service expects
all staff to take responsibility for fair, non-discriminatory behaviour.
Freedom of Information Act 1982
The Freedom of Information Officer is the Office Co-ordinator and
together with the Director of Corporate Services has responsibility
for Health Information Management at the Yarram and District
Health Service. During the 2004/05 financial year two requests for
information were received under the Freedom of Information Act
1982. All clients were provided with information.
In addition to requests under the Freedom of Information Act
1982, the Health Service recognises requests for “release of
information” where information is sent directly to a designated
Medical Practitioner for ongoing care. There was one such
request for release of information this year.
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Yarram and District Health Service Annual Report 2006