Our strategic directions

Our strategic directions¹ set out what we are doing to support Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.

Each strategic direction has priority initiatives for the 4 years from 2024–28. It also has priority outcomes that we will measure ourselves against.

Together, these can be understood as follows:

strategic directions – what we want our health, wellbeing and care system to move towards over the next 4 years
priority initiatives – what we need to focus on to drive the strategic directions
outcomes – how we measure our success.

This section outlines the strategic directions. It provides an overview of the priority initiatives and outcomes associated with each strategic direction.

Note:

The priority initiatives reflect existing departmental commitments and ministerial priorities.
The initiatives do not detail everything the department does, but a subset of the work the department is doing to pursue each strategic direction.
The outcomes are from the Department of Health priority outcomes framework (included in this document).

Notes

¹ 'Strategic directions' are called 'objectives' in Budget Paper 3.

Keeping people healthy and safe in the community

To be healthy and safe, Victorians need information and tools that allow them to make good choices.

Providing care closer to home

We are finding new ways to help Victorians access as many health, wellbeing and care services as possible in their local communities.

Keep innovating and improving care

To innovate is to improve, and every improvement takes us one step closer to our vision of Victorians being the healthiest people in the world.

Improving Aboriginal health and wellbeing

Connection to culture is integral to the health and wellbeing for our strong and proud Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Moving from competition to collaboration

By sharing data, knowledge, research and resources, we can design and deliver better and more integrated services that lead to better health outcomes for all.

A stronger and more sustainable health workforce

Health, wellbeing and care workers are the backbone of the health system.

A safe and sustainable health, wellbeing and care system

It's time for change, to build upon past successes and continue developing a modern, safe, and sustainable health, wellbeing and care system.

Reviewed 29 August 2024