Our Goal

To facilitate partnerships, increase capacity and integration to achieve better health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our Principles

• Inclusive and consultative
• Collaborative
• Foster innovation and use of evidenced based practice
• Social model of health

Key Activities

• Partnerships - supporting existing & new partnerships, particularly with other sectors such as education, arts, sports and local business.
• Capacity building - assisting innovation and supporting the network of primary care health professionals with training and development opportunities.
• Facilitation and leadership - providing a neutral mechanism for change, including assistance with strategic planning, partnership development etc.

Our Challenges

1. Being inclusive and consultative of all partners

There is a wide range of member agencies and stakeholders who have varying levels of involvement in the partnership, depending on their organisational goals and the work of the PCP.  It wont always be possible to work directly with all partners all the time but the partnership will be relevant to the core business of all member agencies in at least 1 key deliverable stated in this Plan.

2. Connecting better with senior management

This Plan seeks to formalise communication and reporting with Chief Executive Officer’s of member agencies.  This aims to ensure senior manager’s have a clearer understanding of the PCP and how the partnership can support their core business.

3. Meeting member expectations with few resources

The PCP can not be everything to all people.  Its level of resourcing does not support staff to coordinate grass-roots community development initiatives nor to provide intensive organisational support to all agencies.  This Plan identifies the work the partnership will do, including a focus on population health; supporting major catchment-wide initiatives; training and development; and phased intensive agency support.