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ACT Health—committees
(Question No 2320)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 22 February 2019:
(1) What internal committees in ACT Health currently consider issues related to staff culture and bullying issues.
(2) What (a) dates did each committee in part (1) meet in the period since 1 January 2018 and (b) was the agenda for each meeting.
(3) Will the Minister attach to the answer to this question minutes of each meeting as referred to in part (2); if no, why.
(4) What internal committees in Canberra Health Services currently consider issues related to staff culture and bullying issues.
(5) What (a) dates did each committee in part (4) meet in the period since 1 January 2018 and (b) was the agenda for each meeting.
(6) Will the Minister attach to the answer to this question minutes of each meeting as referred to in part (5); if no, why.
(7) Has or will (a) ACT Health and (b) Canberra Health Services, establish new internal committees in 2019, including a joint-agency committee, to consider issues related to staff culture and bullying issues; if yes, what is the current or proposed membership of these committees.
(8) What are the terms of reference for each committee as referred to in part (7), including, but not limited to, frequency of meetings.
(9) Which ACT unions or professional associations have raised concerns about bullying and/or staff culture in (a) ACT Health and (b) Canberra Health Services, in the period since 1 January 2018.
(10) What specific issues have the organisations at part (9) raise and when did they raise them.
(11) What responses did ACT Health and/or Canberra Health Services give to the organisations about the specific issues and associated recommendations they raised.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The ACT Health Directorate has settled its new committee governance structure following the transition to two organisations on 1 October 2018. As part of this, a People and Culture Committee is to be established that will consider issues related to workplace culture and bullying. It is anticipated that this new committee will be established in the coming months.
Staff culture and bullying issues are currently considered through existing HR and workforce arrangements.
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