Role
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Data Advisory Group (HS DAG) was formed in 2017. It was previously called the OCHREStreams Advisory Group. Its role is to advise us on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health data, specifically the:
- National Key Performance Indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care (nKPIs)
- Online Services Report (OSR) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations.
HS DAG also contributes to the development and continuous improvement of the Health Data Portal , which collects the nKPI and OSR data.
These data collections create a robust evidence base that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander:
- health policy
- program development
- service delivery improvements.
Terms of reference
The HS DAG terms of reference defines the group’s role and work remit.
Submissions
HS DAG welcomes contributions from all health services and stakeholders, including Clinical Information System (CIS) software vendors, through a submission process.
Send your submission to the HS DAG secretariat using the submission template. The co-chairs review all submissions for appropriateness, priority and conformity.
Members
|
Member |
Background and experience |
|---|---|
|
Ms Melinda Turner (Co-chair) |
Assistant Secretary, Indigenous Health Division, Department of Health |
|
Dr Jason Agostino (Co-chair) |
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
|
Dr Lorraine Anderson |
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
|
Dr John Boffa |
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress |
|
Dr Christine Connors |
Northern Territory Government |
|
Dr Ana Herceg |
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services |
|
Dr Tim Senior |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
|
Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) |
|
Mr Timothy Saunders |
National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) |
|
Dr Tomoko Sugiura |
Director, Indigenous Health Division, Department of Health |
The Chair can also extend participation to individuals with relevant expertise to present, discuss or provide advice on particular issues.
Meetings
The HS DAG meets at least twice each year until June 2022. We will then review the group’s role, function, objectives and membership.
Communiques
After each meeting, HS DAG releases a communique to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services informed of outcomes related to nKPI and OSR data collections. It includes the date of the next meeting in each communique.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Data Advisory Group – Communiques
Newsletter
We also produce a monthly Health Data Portal newsletter to keep stakeholders informed about changes.
Subscribe to the Health Data Portal newsletter
Related committees or groups
The HS DAG Clinical and Technical Working Group reports to this committee. The working group advises HS DAG on changes needed to ensure the nKPIs:
- continue to be clinically relevant
- align with better practice guidelines
- can be used as a tool for continuous quality improvement.
The working group's terms of reference defines their role and work remit. It meets as required when a particular need arises and provides advice and recommendations to HS DAG within agreed timeframes.
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