Annual Report - Outcomes & Outputs Structure

Department-specific Outcomes

In 2006–07, the Department’s activity, resource and performance reporting fell under 15 department-specific outcomes within the Health and Ageing outcome structure. The outcomes reflect the Government’s desired results or impacts on the community.

The Department revised its outcome structure in 2006–07, to account for the separation of the National Health and Medical Research Council from the Department. The National Health and Medical Research Council became its own portfolio agency on 1 July 2006.

Outcomes	Divisions Responsible
1. Population Health The incidence of preventable mortality, illness and injury in Australians is minimised	Population Health Division Regulatory Policy and Governance Division Therapeutic Goods Administration National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
2. Access to Pharmaceutical Services Australians have access to cost-effective medicines	Pharmaceutical Benefits Division
3. Access to Medical Services Australians have access to cost-effective medical services	Medical Benefits Division
4. Aged Care and Population Ageing Older Australians enjoy independence, good health and wellbeing. High quality, cost-effective care is accessible to frail older people, and their carers are supported	Ageing and Aged Care Division Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance
5. Primary Care Australians have access to high quality, well integrated and cost-effective primary care	Primary and Ambulatory Care Division Mental Health and Workforce Division
6. Rural Health Improved health outcomes for Australians living in regional, rural and remote locations	Primary and Ambulatory Care Division (Other areas across the Department also contribute to this outcome.)
7. Hearing Services Australians have access through the Hearing Services Program to hearing services and devices	Medical Benefits Division (Includes the Office of Hearing Services.)
8. Indigenous Health Improved access by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to effective primary health care and substance use services and population health programs	Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (Although this outcome is primarily the responsibility of the Office, all programs within the Department are managed to ensure effective and accessible health care for Indigenous Australians.)
9. Private Health A viable private health industry to improve the choice of health services for Australians	Acute Care Division
10. Health System Capacity and Quality The capacity and quality of the health care system meet the needs of Australians	Population Health Division Portfolio Strategies Division Primary and Ambulatory Care Division Regulatory Policy and Governance Division
11. Mental Health Improved mental health care for all Australians	Mental Health and Workforce Division
12. Health Workforce Capacity Australians have access to an enhanced health workforce	Mental Health and Workforce Division
13. Acute Care Australians have access to public hospitals and related hospital care underpinned by appropriate medical indemnity arrangements	Acute Care Division
14. Health and Medical Research Australia 's health system benefits from high quality health and medical research conducted at the highest ethical standard, well-developed research capabilities and sound evidence-based advice that informs health policy and practice	National Health and Medical Research Council (As reported in the 2006–07 Health and Ageing Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements , Outcome 14 was closed in 2006–07.)
15. Biosecurity and Emergency Response Australia 's health system has coordinated arrangements to respond effectively to national health emergencies, including infectious disease outbreaks, terrorism and natural disasters	Office of Health Protection

Outcomes

Divisions Responsible

1. Population Health

The incidence of preventable mortality, illness
and injury in Australians is minimised

Population Health Division

Regulatory Policy and Governance Division

Therapeutic Goods Administration

National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

2. Access to Pharmaceutical Services

Australians have access to cost-effective
medicines

Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

3. Access to Medical Services

Australians have access to cost-effective medical services

Medical Benefits Division

4. Aged Care and Population Ageing

Older Australians enjoy independence, good
health and wellbeing. High quality, cost-effective
care is accessible to frail older people, and their carers are supported

Ageing and Aged Care Division

Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance

5. Primary Care

Australians have access to high quality, well integrated and cost-effective primary care

Primary and Ambulatory Care Division

Mental Health and Workforce Division

6. Rural Health

Improved health outcomes for Australians living
in regional, rural and remote locations

Primary and Ambulatory Care Division

(Other areas across the Department also
contribute to this outcome.)

7. Hearing Services

Australians have access through the Hearing Services Program to hearing services and
devices

Medical Benefits Division

(Includes the Office of Hearing Services.)

8. Indigenous Health

Improved access by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to effective primary health
care and substance use services and population health programs

Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Health

(Although this outcome is primarily the
responsibility of the Office, all programs within
the Department are managed to ensure effective
and accessible health care for Indigenous Australians.)

9. Private Health

A viable private health industry to improve the
choice of health services for Australians

Acute Care Division

10. Health System Capacity and Quality

The capacity and quality of the health care
system meet the needs of Australians

Population Health Division

Portfolio Strategies Division

Primary and Ambulatory Care Division

Regulatory Policy and Governance Division

11. Mental Health

Improved mental health care for all Australians

Mental Health and Workforce Division

12. Health Workforce Capacity

Australians have access to an enhanced health workforce

Mental Health and Workforce Division

13. Acute Care

Australians have access to public hospitals and related hospital care underpinned by appropriate medical indemnity arrangements

Acute Care Division

14. Health and Medical Research

Australia 's health system benefits from high
quality health and medical research conducted
at the highest ethical standard, well-developed research capabilities and sound evidence-based advice that informs health policy and practice

National Health and Medical Research Council

(As reported in the 2006–07 Health and Ageing Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements , Outcome 14 was closed in 2006–07.)

15. Biosecurity and Emergency Response

Australia 's health system has coordinated arrangements to respond effectively to national health emergencies, including infectious disease outbreaks, terrorism and natural disasters

Office of Health Protection

Departmental Outputs

The Department described its core activities in 2006–07 in terms of the following three output groups:

Output Group 1 – Policy Advice: this included the provision of policy advice and ministerial services to the Ministers, Parliamentary Secretary and Parliament;
Output Group 2 – Program Management: this included the development and management of contracts and grants for administered funds and the payment of administered funds. This output group also included the administration of legislation; and the provision of information to stakeholders on departmental programs; and
Output Group 3 – Agency-specific Service Delivery: this included reporting of direct delivery of services to the community. The Department’s activities under this output group were, in 2006 07, conducted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme and the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator in relation to therapeutic goods, genetically modified organisms and industrial chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines.