BBC BULLETIN Building Board Capability BBCAC education March 2015 – Refresher Session The 2014 survey indicated that board directors (metro overwhelmingly stated they wanted some finance education. & rural) As such, the Board Director Refresher on March 20th will focus on health finance. Given there are different levels of health finance knowledge amongst current board directors, there will be an optional finance workshop at the beginning of the Refresher to accommodate people’s different educational needs. The optional workshop will address the fundamentals of health finance for board directors. The workshop will include exploring director roles and interests from a finance perspective - what makes good monitoring from board's point of view, what board papers should look like and the types of questions board directors should ask about health finance. Directors are welcome to bring some examples of their board finance papers to the discussion. Key presentations will be made by  Pradeep Philip, the Secretary, Department, Health & Human Services  Frances Diver, the Deputy Secretary, Health Service Performance and Programs. www.health.vic.gov.au/governance The final session of the program will examine funding model reforms and cover the approach taken to review and refine the department's funding models for acute admitted, emergency departments and admitted subacute. The program also allows the opportunity for networking. An email invitation was sent to board directors. If you wish to know more, please contact Deborah Sykes at the department on 9096 7072. e-Recruitment update The 2015 board appointment applications have recently closed. And the process for public health services has undergone some changes. We now have a more user-friendly and simple on-line process: eRecruitment. No more down loading, printing and scanning of documents. The whole process is done on-line. As with all new systems, there have been a few glitches with eRecruitment. But these have been readily resolved, and we had approximately 400 applications made through the new e-Recruitment system for public health services, Health Purchasing Victoria and Early parenting centers. The feedback we have received from applicants has been really positive. eRecruitment will be rolled out to all public hospitals, via the regional offices in time for the 2016 board appointment applications. Building Board Capability Advisory Committee (BBCAC) members Kellie O’Callaghan (chair) Latrobe Regional Hospital Barbara Yeoh Monash Health Nancy Hogan Peninsula Health Marilyn Beaumont Northern Health Andrew Faull Ballarat Health Carolyn Wallace Castlemaine Health Mark Williams Wimmera Health Care www.health.vic.gov.au/governance Regional updates Grampians Region 2015 Board education dates  18 February: Risk Management workshop (Hume Region)  18 March: Risk Management workshop (Grampians Region)  20 March: Board Director Refresher  11 – 20 May: Topic one education series  30 April 2015 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM 6.00 PM- 8.30 PM Topic: Innovations in nursing Speaker: Associate Professor Alison McMillan Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer Department of Health & Humans Services Location: Ararat Venue: to be advised Barwon South Western Region  20 May: Risk Management workshop (Melbourne)  22 July: Risk Management workshop (Gippsland Region)  14 August: Board Director Induction 26 August: Risk Management workshop (Loddon Mallee Region)  Education dates:  26 February 2015 6.30 PM - 8.30 PM Topic: Consumer engagement: the patient experience Speaker: Nicky Barry. Coordinator, Consumer Participation Health Issues Centre Location: Horsham Venue: Federation University Horsham Campus  9 September: Risk Management workshop (BSW Region)  12 – 21 October: Topic two education series  18 November: Risk Management workshop (Melbourne) Board chairs from the Barwon South Western Region meet twice a year, with the most recent forum held on 18 February. As well as updates from chairs on major developments in health services, the forum topics focused on regional collaboration. This is a key issue for rural services. Whilst there are many examples of regional collaboration, the discussion centred on the models (concepts such as network governance and collective impact) and the elements which lead to improved integration of patient care as well as more efficient services: "collaboration builds capacity". The forum heard from a local government speaker, since this sector is an important partner for health services in rural areas. Agreeing a core purpose, generating and maintaining enthusiasm and measuring outcomes were seen as vital. A focus on delivering effective services for rural communities was seen as the overriding driver for any venture. Board chairs also discussed the benefits which have been gained from health service boards meeting jointly, especially the opportunities for directors from smaller boards to gain exposure to the challenges of larger boards to inform their own governance practice. www.health.vic.gov.au/governance