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

Board President and Executive
Director’s Report
The recruitment and retention of appropriately skilled staff is
critical to the strategic aims of the Health Service. This is achieved
initially by selection of quality personnel and continued by
supporting the professional development aspirations of those
personnel.
Opportunities to enhance skills are available through Department
of Human Service’s funded projects and through organisation
directed learning, funded by the Yarram and District Health
Service Education Fund. The Health Service sponsored 27
applicants during 2005/6.
It also participated in the Small Rural Health Service Human
Resource Strategic Planning Project, a Department of Human
Services-funded project that assisted rural agencies develop the
tools to strategically plan for a sustainable workforce.
Business Management
Yarram and District Health Service has returned an operating
surplus of $546,289 for the 2005-2006 financial year. This surplus
is a solid foundation for the expanded responsibilities in aged care
services that will follow the integration of the Crossley House
Hostel and also to support service development anticipated as a
result from service planning scheduled for 2006-2007.
An opportunity to attend an education program for Board
members and CEOs of rural health agencies was taken up. The
Rural Health Boards of Management Development Program was
designed to help Board members become more accomplished.
The program aims to:
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Clarify the roles and responsibilities of Board members
Strengthen the capacity of Boards to operate as high
performing teams
Improve how Boards work with management teams.
Board members learn from health, leadership and governance
experts from both the private and public sectors and have the
opportunity to share ideas and practices with Board members and
CEOs from other health agencies across the State.
The program included highly relevant case studies, practical
activities to explore contentious issues and develop ideas, and the
opportunity to network with fellow Board members from other
agencies. The program was informative, rich in theory and
practice, highly interactive and hugely rewarding.
The Health Service Board and management look forward to
implementing many of the ideas.
Reward & Recognition Program
In November 2005, 35 staff and medical officers celebrated a
combined total of 688 years of service, with each person
presented with a certificate of service recognition.
Long serving Board Member Warwick Boddy was delighted to see
his annual “Service Recognition Program” initiative inaugurated at
the awards ceremony.
The event was an opportunity for the Board to express its
appreciation to, and recognition of, the commitment of staff to the
local health service. The many successes Yarram and District
Health Service has had over the years are testament to the
strength gained from a team that holds good organisational
knowledge and has ownership and pride in the work they do and
in the Health Service.
We take this opportunity to recognise the enormous contribution
made by the members of our Auxiliary and by our wonderful
volunteers. Their dedication and enthusiasm is sincerely
appreciated. We would like to extend our thanks to the
management team for their effort and support and to all the
Yarram and District Health Service staff who have worked hard
and with such good spirit to deliver another successful year’s
result.
Jenni Clarke
Board President
Colleen Boag
Executive Director (Acting)
From left to right:
(standing): Jenni Clarke,
Penny Earle, Sheryl Saynor,
Debra Cerasa,
Megan Houchen,
Peter Craighead, Brian Lee
The Board of
Management
(Seated): Frank Baggaley,
Warwick Boddy,
Bill Bodman, David Hill
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