Role
The Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) oversees implementation of the National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability.
The RIGG will provide advice on implementation and ensure the roadmap is:
- overseen by a diverse group of health and disability stakeholders
- carried out in an inclusive and transparent way.
The RIGG will:
- make information about the roadmap available, and publish yearly progress reports
- make reports accessible to people with intellectual disability
- consult with people with intellectual disability and their families and carers in
- planning and evaluation of specific actions under the roadmap
- designing an evaluation of the roadmap after 3, 6 and 10 years of implementation
- future reviews and updates, to maintain focus on the health of people with intellectual disability in the design and delivery of health policies and programs.
Members
| Role | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Chair | Primary Care Division, Department of Health and Aged Care |
| People with lived experience | Individual representatives |
| Disability organisations | Council for Intellectual Disability Down Syndrome Australia Inclusion Australia First Peoples Disability Network Australia Queenslanders with Disability Network |
| Service provider | National Disability Services |
| Professional colleges and associations | Royal Australasian College of Physicians Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Australian Society of Special Care in Dentistry Professional Association of Nurses in Developmental Disability, Australia Allied Health Professions Australia Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, UNSW Centre for Developmental Disability Health Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Health Professions Accreditation Collaborative Forum |
| Primary Health Networks | Western Victoria Primary Health Network |
| Commonwealth agencies | Department of Social Services National Disability Insurance Agency NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission |
| States and territories | Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia |
Meetings
The RIGG meets 3 times a year. Additional meetings may be held if needed.
Communiques
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) Short-Term Actions Communique – November 2024
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group – Meeting summaries
Recommendations from the RIGG
Oral Health Priority Actions – Implementation Recommendations
Roundtable on procedural support and sedation for people with disability
Related committees or groups
The following sub-committees report to the RIGG:
- Intellectual Disability Focus Group
- Education and Training Expert Advisory Group.
National Centre of Excellence Expert Advisory Group previously reported to the RIGG. This committee has now closed.
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