Review of Victorian Public Hospital Outpatient Departments - Final Report - August 2007

The Victorian Government is committed to improving the delivery of outpatient services. In 2006, the Victorian Auditor General completed an audit of outpatient services. The resulting report, Access to specialist medical outpatient care (Auditor General Victoria, 2006), highlighted the need for the Department of Human Services to improve strategic planning and performance in relation to outpatient services. The department has developed an Outpatient Improvement and Innovation Strategy to improve the quality and accessibility of outpatient services.