How we will implement and monitor progress

​​​Our long-term commitment to gender equality requires teamwork across NSW Health.

The Ministry of Health will collaborate with local health districts, speciality health networks, pillars and other health organisations to ensure all genders have equal access to services, treatment and opportunities.

The Ministry of Health will coordinate the plan and in the first year will:

• identify resourcing for a Gender Equality Implementation Team
• establish governance, measurement and reporting to monitor progress and achievements
• continue engagement on the local approach to support the Action Plan
• develop a communication strategy to enable ongoing meaningful engagement
• work with implementation partners to refine actions, roles and timing.

Annual progress will be reported to the NSW Cabinet Office and published on the NSW Health website.

Power BI® data dashboards will provide a snapshot of key workforce indicators for each NSW Health entity. This improves access to accurate workforce gender data that can be used to inform local strategies.

Our governance

The Ministry of Health will establish robust governance that reports to the NSW Health Secretary. Our Executive Sponsors for the plan are the Deputy Secretaries of People, Culture and Governance, and Health System Strategy and Patient Experience at the Ministry of Health. A Statewide Steering Group will comprise members from our metropolitan and regional services with varied representation from across NSW Health. Central coordination of the plan will be provided by an Implementation Team.

Governance structure

Roles and responsibilities of the Governance groups supporting the Gender Equality Action Plan are listed below.

NSW Health Secretary

Overall responsibility.

Executive Sponsors

Reports to NSW Health Secretary.

• resourcing
• strategic oversight
• decision making
• address critical risks
• authorising environment
• champions for the Gender Equality Action Plan
• system‑wide coordination.

Statewide Steering Group

Reports to Executive Sponsors. Works with the Implementation Team (Ministry of Health).

• guide implementation
• endorse decisions
• assess risks.

Implementation team (Ministry of Health)

Reports to Executive Sponsors. Works with the Statewide Steering Group.

• lead and support​ coordination.

Key NSW Health advisory relationships

NSW Ministry of Health:

• Centre for Aboriginal Health who lead the NSW Health Aboriginal Health Plan
• Clinical Innovation and Research who lead the Research and Innovation Strategy
• Health and Social Policy who coordinate the Disability Inclusion Action Plan, Women’s Health Framework, Men’s Health Framework, LGBTIQ+ Strategy and Multicultural health policy
• Patient Experience team, a key partner with consumers, carers, and communities
• Workforce Planning and Talent Development team who coordinate the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and Workforce Plans, and workforce data
• Prevention and Response to Violence, Abuse and Neglect team who lead the NSW Health response to violence abuse and neglect​
  
• Regional Health Division who lead the NSW Regional Health Strategic Plan
• Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority who are developing the Single D​igital Patient Record ​​​(SDPR) program