Caring Together: New health data bureau
Source: New South Wales. Minister for Health. Media Release.
"Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, today announced the establishment of an independent bureau to make hospital data more transparent and enable information analysis at the local level to improve patient care. “The Bureau of Health Information, to start by July this year, is part of the NSW Government’s Caring Together: The Health Action Plan for NSW developed in response to the Garling Report,” the Minister said. “During extensive consultations with doctors and nurses across the State there was a call for greater information upon which to base decisions at the local level. “Through the Bureau, a range of performance data will be publicly reported at State, Area Health Service, as well as both a hospital and a clinical unit/service level so staff have the information they need to make the best decisions for patients.
“In addition to performance data, over time new measurements will be developed to provide a more comprehensive way of seeing how patients in NSW public hospitals are being looked after, not just how quickly they are seen,” Mr Della Bosca said."