Workforce Resources
Strategies & Roadmaps
The Digital Health Blueprint 2023-2033
Department of Health and Aged Care
The Blueprint is about the design of digital and data reforms to ensure health information follows patients through the health system, so they can actively participate in, and make informed decisions about, their care.
The Digital Health Action Plan
Department of Health and Aged Care
Building on the Blueprint, the Action Plan explains the initiatives that are being invested in to meet target outcomes
and identifies how these initiatives align to the action areas from the Blueprint.
World Health Organisation – Global strategy on digital health 2020 – 2027
World Health Organisation
The purpose for a Global Strategy on Digital Health is to promote healthy lives and wellbeing for everyone, everywhere, at all ages. To deliver its potential, national or regional Digital Health initiatives must be guided by a robust Strategy.
National Digital Health Strategy 2023-2028
Australian Digital Health Agency
Building on the achievements of the previous National Digital Health Strategy released in 2017, this strategy acknowledges the efforts, planning and investment to date towards digital enablement and the uplift in digital health maturity.
National Digital Health Strategy Roadmap 2023-2028
Australian Digital Health Agency
The roadmap builds on extensive progress and uptake of digital health. It assumes that existing infrastructure, services and arrangements will be leveraged to deliver the initiatives.
National Digital Health Capability Action Plan
Australian Digital Health Agency
This Capability Action Plan presents the priority actions that are required in order to effectively build digital health capability across the health workforce to respond to the needs of consumers now and in the future.
Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy 2024-2029
Department of Health and Aged Care
The increasing use of digital technologies across many aspects of our lives means older people should feel comfortable to engage digitally if they choose to do so. Everyone should be able to understand and make full use of digital technologies and the benefits they bring.
Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy Roadmap 2024-2029
Department of Health and Aged Care
This Action Plan (the Plan) underpins the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy (the Strategy), outlining how the Department of Health and Aged Care and its partners will deliver the Strategy. Actions are presented under each priority and outcome, which will collectively achieve the Strategy’s vision.
Capabilities & Competencies
The Australian Digital Health Capability Framework
The framework provides a national approach for standardising digital health capabilities across a broad range of healthcare roles and settings.
Nurses and Midwives in a Digital Health Future
The Institute collaborated with nursing and midwifery peak bodies, supported by the Australian Digital Health Agency, to build a capability framework for digital health.
Digital Health Capability Framework for Allied Health Professionals
The Digital health capability framework for allied health professionals provides guidance on core aspects of digital health for allied health professionals. This framework will guide the use of digital health technologies and clinical information systems.
Australian Health Informatics Competency Framework (AHICF)
The AHICF plays a key role in raising the profile of health informaticians, contributing to a wider recognition of the profession, and defining more clearly the body of knowledge underpinning this discipline.
Clinical E-Safety Guidelines
This three part series (A, B, and C) assures patient safety in the implementation of e-health.
Digital Health Career Pathways Model
The Digital Health Career Pathway Model provides a structured approach to map and highlight: career options and opportunities for individuals.
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