Community Health Services - A major platform for realising the goals of health reform.
A key component of Victoria’s health system is the provision of integrated medical, social and community services in local communities. People are able to access the care they need close to home through locally run Community Health Services.
Community Health Services (CHSs) are publicly funded organisations that provide an integrated model of local, primary health care to their communities. The CHS sector consists of not-for-profit registered services and community health services operating within larger public health services and small rural health services. There are 100 CHSs operating from approximately 250 sites across Victoria.
Victoria’s devolved governance model provides CHSs with an authorising environment that allows for the delivery of services that are relevant to local needs. Accountability to the community and a not-for-profit status ensures that each CHS and their programs are flexible and responsive to the health needs of the local population. The result is an efficient and coordinated service that provides accessible and affordable health and social services to all, regardless of their income or the complexity of their presenting conditions.
A key component of Victoria’s health system is the provision of integrated medical, social and community services in local communities. People are able to access the care they need close to home through locally run Community Health Services.
Community Health Services (CHSs) are publicly funded organisations that provide an integrated model of local, primary health care to their communities. The CHS sector consists of not-for-profit registered services and community health services operating within larger public health services and small rural health services. There are 100 CHSs operating from approximately 250 sites across Victoria.
Victoria’s devolved governance model provides CHSs with an authorising environment that allows for the delivery of services that are relevant to local needs. Accountability to the community and a not-for-profit status ensures that each CHS and their programs are flexible and responsive to the health needs of the local population. The result is an efficient and coordinated service that provides accessible and affordable health and social services to all, regardless of their income or the complexity of their presenting conditions.
