Loddon Mallee Health Network
Whilst the last couple of years have been influenced by our work as health services to provide a response to the COVID pandemic, the LMHN’s collaborative relationships with the region ensured we could support and coordinate the work we needed to achieve together. Back in July 2020, the LMHN launched their first strategic plan. The Regional Plan 2020+ aims to deliver on the vision to shape the future of health service delivery to give our communities a great experience throughout our region. The Regional Plan Priorities commit us to operating strategically and collaboratively across the region to strengthen the future offering and viability of health care services to our communities and this creates a great foundation to pursue regional initiatives together. You can find out more at www.lmhn.org.au Spanning across various clinical and corporate areas the initiatives that the LMHN have invested in align with the regional priorities. Currently we are focussed on: • Aged Care • Allied Health Training
The LMHN are committed to investing in work and systems that create a strong foundation for connected work and environments that support future collaboration. This year funding has been allocated to supporting regional approaches in leadership development, international recruitment and marketing, workforce systems and analytics, and the KRONOS uplift. An important role of the LMHN is to deliver on the priorities outlined by the Victorian Department of Health for Health Service Partnerships (HSP). This includes the Better@Home program (which aims to provide more health care within patients’ homes where appropriate, through the use of home- delivered and virtual care) and Elective Surgery Reform program (which aims to improve elective surgery performance, by reducing wait times and improving patient outcomes), both which are led by Regional Project Leads who work with our health services to achieve outcomes. Future HSP priorities are outlined by Department of Health and the LMHN are equipped to establish and govern their progress and outcomes effectively as a region. The LMHN operates in three sub regional (geographic) catchments of the Loddon, Mallee and Murray. This enables a localised consideration and approach to the regional initiatives that the LMHN implements and coordinates. Each member health service is located in one of the sub regions. See map overleaf on page 9.
• Volunteering • Gender Equity • Virtual Care • Telehealth
With soon to commence initiatives in Aboriginal Cultural Safety and Shared Policy and Protocols.
LMHN Regional Review | Issue 1 | Spring 2022
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