1. Grampians Region Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 - 20
Dean Taylor Rural Workforce Development Officer – West Division

2. Grampians Region Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 – 20
Relationship between DHHS initiatives / reforms and Strategic Plan
Victorian Government Reform / Initiative
Hospital Safety & Quality in Victoria
Family Violence Reforms
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Victorian Public Health and Well-being
Regional Allied Health Workforce
Grampians Region (West Division) Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 – 20
Other priority areas:
Allied Health Professional Development
Allied Health Research and Quality Improvement
Career pathways for allied health

3. Grampians Region Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 - 20
Purpose
Provide clear direction on priorities and activities for allied health workforce in the Grampians Region over the next 4 years
Assumptions with the purpose: there is a strong focus on regional collaboration, parts of the plan are aspirational and reliant on receiving funding and the plan has been developed to be responsive to changes
Governance
The Grampians Allied Health Leaders Network have an important role in overseeing the implementation of activities in the strategic plan
The strategic plan informs my own work plan

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Methodology
Strategic Planning Meeting with Grampians Allied Health Leaders Network
Strategic Planning Meeting with Ballarat Health Services Allied Health Clinical Managers
Survey Monkey Feedback
Review of Strategic Plan at Grampians Allied Health Leaders Network Meeting
Final version Grampians Region Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan

5. Grampians Region Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 - 20
Action Plan
Priority area 1: Hospital Safety and Quality
Activities
A. Scoping project – What are the allied health workforce / service gaps in the Grampians Region (particularly in the more rural areas)? Where is collaboration working well?
B. Allied health capacity and capability initiatives
C. Opportunities for regional roles and networks
Priority area 2: Family violence reforms
Activities
A. Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV) rural network
B. Opportunities to collaborate on activities
C. Responding to the rollout of new activities

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Action Plan (cont)
Priority area 3: National Disability Insurance Scheme
Activities
A. Sharing information to assist with planning and implementing NDIS allied health services.
B. Support rollout of new projects eg. Project for AHPs better utilizing DSW and AHAs
C. Opportunities for future allied health disability professional development
Priority area 4: Victorian Public Health and Well-being (health promotion)
Activities
A. Allied health input in developing PCP health promotion plans
B. Health promotion principles incorporated into tools and processes in service continuum
C. Document successful health promotion projects and case studies

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Action Plan (cont)
Priority area 5: Allied health professional development
Activities
A. Investigate establishing regional allied health educator group / network
B. Deliver interprofessional development activities
C. Allied health interprofessional development webpage
Priority area 6: Continue building capacity for allied health research and quality improvement
Activities
A. Opportunities for regional allied health research and quality improvement roles
B. BSW and Grampians Allied Health Conference
C. Webpage with access to allied health research and quality improvement resources

8. Grampians Region Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 - 20
Action Plan (cont)
Priority area 7: Allied health career pathways
Activities
A. Support EOIs for advanced practice allied health roles in the Grampians Region
B. Opportunities for other allied health roles eg clinical education, research, project management, etc
C. Leadership professional development

9. Grampians Region Allied Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 - 20
Further information
A paper based copy of the report is available and it will also be available on the soon to be developed webpage
Questions