Health Workforce Principal Committee
The Health Workforce Principal Committee (HWPC) has two major roles:
- To provide a forum for reaching agreement on key national level health workforce issues which require government collaborative action.
- To provide advice on health workforce issues to the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC).
The Chair of the HWPC is Mr David Roberts, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania. Membership consists of senior officials from each state and territory and the Commonwealth.
“Our role is clear. Our objective is to ensure that our health system most effectively uses a skilled workforce to best support service delivery to all Australians.”
- Chair of the HWPC, Mr David Roberts
Terms of Reference
The Health Workforce Principal Committee will:
- Advise AHMAC on national health workforce policy and strategic priorities, including the development of agreed jurisdictional positions where strategically significant and advantageous
- Align the allocation of nationally agreed resources (eg annual AHMAC budget allocation) with these national priorities and goals
- Advise AHMAC on and oversee projects on priority workforce issues
- Oversee and coordinate national activities, including workforce subcommittees, working groups and projects
- Facilitate alignment of health workforce activities with the National Health Workforce Strategic Framework
- Engage with peak groups and organisations, including the private health sector, as required.
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