The SWSAHS Strategic Directions Statement 2004 –2007 is the South Western Sydney Area Health Service’s (SWSAHS) corporate plan. As such, it is the highest-level planning document in SWSAHS.

The Strategic Directions Statement is the culmination of a comprehensive planning process that has involved a broad range of people over the past two years. I wish to extend my gratitude to all staff, members of the community, representatives from other government and non-government agencies and general practitioners who contributed their time, expertise and advice to the development of this Statement. This Statement is testimony to your efforts and input.

The Strategic Directions Statement sets out the vision and purpose of the organisation, and a clear set of organisational values. It also delineates a series of focus areas for action for SWSAHS over the next three years.

SWSAHS’s organisational values are critical to the successful pursuit of the organisation’s purpose and vision and to the attainment of the outcomes identified for each focus area for action.

The Strategic Directions Strategy Map summarises the future direction for SWSAHS and will be used as the strategic framework to guide further corporate and health service planning and reporting across all levels of the organisation.

The continued vitality of the networks, alliances and partnerships that have been forged throughout the planning process are of strategic importance to the implementation of this Statement over the next three years.

These links, together with the directions set forth in this Statement, will ensure the ongoing vitality of SWSAHS as an organisation into the future.

Associate Professor Debora Picone ADMINISTRATOR

Strategic Directions Strategy Map