Community consultative committees (CCC) have been established to provide a forum for members of each local community to participate in the planning and development of their community hospital through open dialogue and consultation.
Each consultative committee includes:
- foundation members from key organisations such as local councils, health service providers and Aboriginal representation
- community members selected by an independent expression of interest process and a limited number of invited community members.
The range of services provided in each community hospital will largely be driven by the health and wellbeing needs of the local community and the need to deliver services safely. It is therefore critical to the Department of Health and Human Services that the community actively participate in the planning process.
The committee selection approach considered a mix of age, gender and other demographic characteristics as well as a cross-section of interests and community perspectives to ensure diverse representation.
Please visit the dedicated project pages below for more information:
Please direct project enquiries and feedback to communityhospitals@dhhs.vic.gov.au.