Becoming a Statutory Authority under the governance of a new Board in mid-2016 was the first step in delivering a clear direction for the future of the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) and helping achieve our vision of excellent health care, every time.
Our refreshed SMHS Strategic Plan 2021–25 (PDF 4.6MB) focusses on a 5 year vision with priorities that aim to strengthen our reputation in the delivery of safe, high quality clinical care, including:
- improving patient safety and quality outcomes
- achieving high levels of clinical performance
- encouraging leadership, innovation and engagement
- maintaining financial sustainability through efficient and effective operations.
Embedding our values across the health service – Care, Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Teamwork – is critical to delivering on our strategic priorities.
Every SMHS staff member plays a vital role in delivering safe, high quality care to our community, and research and continual improvement are central to everything we do.