DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...

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Key areas from terms of reference:The Youth Minister’s Round Table of YoungTerritorians is a direct communicationavenue between young Territorians andthe Northern Territory Government. TheRound Table consists of 16 memberswho are aged 15 to 25 years. RoundTable members are representative of thegeographic, cultural and ethnic diversity inthe Northern Territory.Membership term is one calendar year.Members meet four times a year withthe Minister for Young Territorians or anominated representative. Teleconferencesare held monthlyMembers consult with young peoplethroughout their communities and presentissues and concerns raised to government.Members provide a youth perspective andfeedback on government policy, programsand initiatives as required.Members conduct community-basedresearch projects on youth issues, andpresent recommendations to government atMembers attend events and consultationson invitation. Members develop networks topromote positive youth involvement in thecommunity and decision making roles.groups with young Territorians. Findingsfrom these focus groups were reported tothe NT Police Commissioner and the NTLicensing Commission.Round Table members provided input intothe House of Representatives inquiry intothe impact of violence on young Australians.This input was tabled in the report titled‘Avoid the Harm – Stay Calm’, which wasproduced in July 2010.Round Table members have conductedsurveys and focus groups with youngTerritorians on the use of alcohol and otherdrugs and the link to violent behaviour.Round Table members have establishedlinks with a variety of organisations wherethey can offer assistance and promotethe work being undertaken by young Neighbourhood Watch, Multicultural YouthNorthern Territory, Consumer Affairs, andthe NT Licensing Commission.Key Achievements 2009Felicity Wardle participated on aDepartment of Health and Families sexualhealth advisory groupUnited Nations Youth Associationconference April 2009Lions Youth of the Year Quest.2009 members also assisted, promoted andvolunteered at National Youth Week events.Key Achievements 2010Round Table members surveyed 492issues that affect their lives. The mainissues of alcohol and drug use and the linkto violence were discussed further in focus220Department Health and Families

Departmental Groups:Department of Health and Families’Executive Leadership GroupMembership:Members of the Group as at 30 June 2010are:Chairperson:Alan Wilson, A/Chief ExecutiveMembers:Clare Gardiner-Barnes, Executive DirectorNT Families and ChildrenJenny Cleary, Executive Director HealthServicesHelen Mason, A/Executive Director AcuteCare ServicesBarbara Paterson, Executive DirectorHealth ProtectionShane Houston, Executive DirectorSystems Performance and AboriginalPolicySecretariat:the CEMembers who left in 2009-10:David Ashbridge, Chief ExecutiveJenny Scott, Executive Director, NTFamilies and ChildrenMeetings:MonthlyKey areas from terms of referenceProvide governance direction for theDepartment of Health and Familiesstrategic committees: Strategic Workforce Committee Audit Committee OHS Steering Committee Resource Management Committee DHF Unions Consultative Committee Strategic Information ManagementSteering Committee Principal Quality and Safety Committee.Review organisational performance.Discuss and debate current, emerging, keyand critical issues.Decision making and establishingorganisational directions.Department of Health and Families &Unions Consultative CouncilMembershipMembers of the Council as at 30 June2010 are:Chairperson:(The role of the Chair alternated betweendepartmental and union representatives.)DHF Yvonne Falckh, NT Secretary, ANFDepartmental Members:Kate McTaggart, A/Senior Director Peopleand ServicesJan Evans, A/Deputy Chief Executive AcuteCareJenny Cleary, Executive Director HealthServicesClare Gardiner-Barnes, Executive Director,NT Families and ChildrenGreg Rickard, Principal Nursing AdvisorDanny Coombes, Industrial RelationsConsultantRon Hosking, Industrial RelationsConsultantVera Whitehouse, Assistant DirectorOrganisational LearningUnion representation:Yvonne Falckh, NT Secretary, AustralianNursing FederationPaul Morris, NT Regional Director,Community and Public Sector UnionMatthew Gardiner, NT Secretary, Liquor,Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’UnionAustralian Medical Association NT Inc.David Nebauer, NT President, Associationof Professional Engineers, Scientists andManagers, AustraliaBryan Wilkins, Territory Organiser,Department Health and Families 221

Departmental Groups:Department of <strong>Health</strong> and Families’Executive Leadership GroupMembership:Members of the Group as at 30 June 2010are:Chairperson:Alan Wilson, A/Chief ExecutiveMembers:Clare Gardiner-Barnes, Executive Director<strong>NT</strong> Families and ChildrenJenny Cleary, Executive Director <strong>Health</strong>ServicesHelen Mason, A/Executive Director AcuteCare ServicesBarbara Paterson, Executive Director<strong>Health</strong> ProtectionShane Houston, Executive DirectorSystems Performance and AboriginalPolicySecretariat:the CEMembers who left in <strong>2009</strong>-10:David Ashbridge, Chief ExecutiveJenny Scott, Executive Director, <strong>NT</strong>Families and ChildrenMeetings:MonthlyKey areas from terms of referenceProvide governance direction for theDepartment of <strong>Health</strong> and Familiesstrategic committees: Strategic Workforce Committee Audit Committee OHS Steering Committee Resource Management Committee <strong>DHF</strong> Unions Consultative Committee Strategic Information ManagementSteering Committee Principal Quality and Safety Committee.Review organisational performance.Discuss and debate current, emerging, keyand critical issues.Decision making and establishingorganisational directions.Department of <strong>Health</strong> and Families &Unions Consultative CouncilMembershipMembers of the Council as at 30 June2010 are:Chairperson:(The role of the Chair alternated betweendepartmental and union representatives.)<strong>DHF</strong> Yvonne Falckh, <strong>NT</strong> Secretary, ANFDepartmental Members:Kate McTaggart, A/Senior Director Peopleand ServicesJan Evans, A/Deputy Chief Executive AcuteCareJenny Cleary, Executive Director <strong>Health</strong>ServicesClare Gardiner-Barnes, Executive Director,<strong>NT</strong> Families and ChildrenGreg Rickard, Principal Nursing AdvisorDanny Coombes, Industrial RelationsConsultantRon Hosking, Industrial RelationsConsultantVera Whitehouse, Assistant DirectorOrganisational LearningUnion representation:Yvonne Falckh, <strong>NT</strong> Secretary, AustralianNursing FederationPaul Morris, <strong>NT</strong> Regional Director,Community and Public Sector UnionMatthew Gardiner, <strong>NT</strong> Secretary, Liquor,Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’UnionAustralian Medical Association <strong>NT</strong> Inc.David Nebauer, <strong>NT</strong> President, Associationof Professional Engineers, Scientists andManagers, AustraliaBryan Wilkins, Territory Organiser,Department <strong>Health</strong> and Families 221

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