Plan to support digital capability in health workforce
Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
Digital health is transforming the way that many patients manage their health and experience health care, and it is driving change in the delivery of health services.
The is designed to support Australia鈥檚 health workforce to continue to develop the skills they need in order to deliver the best care for Australians in an increasingly digital world. It sets out priority actions that are required across the workforce to respond to the needs of consumers now and in the future.
The CAP is a collaboration between the (the Agency) and the in partnership with key stakeholders from across the health ecosystem.
Under the CAP, the Agency and AIDH will work together over the next two years to support healthcare workers to deliver virtual and connected care to Australians. This will be achieved by equipping them with the tools and capabilities they need to operate as effectively as possible in this rapidly evolving environment.
Agency CEO Amanda Cattermole said concerted action was required across the health sector to build the capability of the workforce so that the benefits of digital health were realised for more patients in more settings. Cattermole also said that workforce strategy development and planning requires consultation with professional colleges, universities, educators and employers in the public and private sectors.
AIDH CEO Dr Louise Schaper said the Institute鈥檚 primary focus for the last four years has been advancing the digital capability of the health workforce.
鈥淭he Institute, its Fellows and Members already work with many health professions on workforce advancement, through accreditation and training, with programs that start with the basics of digital health to more advanced workforce-based programs.
鈥淭he nursing and midwifery workforce has started to upskill by assessing capability in public and private sectors and creating a starting point to build programs for education and training. It鈥檚 time to take this to鈥痑ll鈥痟ealth professions鈥痮n a larger scale,鈥 she said.
The CAP聽sets out initiatives including working towards standard capability frameworks, guidelines, planning, resources and tools identified through previous work and ongoing sector consultation to equip Australia鈥檚 health workforce for a connected, digitally enabled future.
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