
WA Primary Health Alliance is working with communities, primary health care providers and partners across the health system in WA to ensure everyone has access to culturally competent and safe services.
An organisational cultural competency framework, associated Aboriginal capability framework, implementation plans and a commissioning toolkit is currently in progress.
The frameworks will focus on three priority groups:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- LGBTIQ+ communities; and
- Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
Please check below for regular updates on the project and consultation activities.
Supporting Information
Milestones
Review relevant policy and guidance materials, national PHN activity, best practice recommendations and map WAPHA’s current activity
Staff survey/audit and focus groups to identify strengths of current process, areas for improvement and actions/tools needed to enable staff to implement the frameworks
Identify external stakeholder perspectives to guide development of our cultural competency and capability frameworks and understand the expectations our stakeholders have of WAPHA’s approach to cultural safety.
More information coming soon.
Key Updates
Share your insights with us! Consultations now open
May 26 2022
In partnership with Kambarang Services, WAPHA invites you to share your insights to help us effectively lead improvements in cultural competency across the primary care sector. During May-June the following opportunities will be open:
- Face to face events in Geraldton (17 May), Perth Metro (18 May), Bunbury (31 May) and Kalgoorlie (2 June) – contact Jonathan Ford on 0425 373 459 to register and see additional details in the update below.
- Online workshops for WAPHA Commissioned Service Providers (Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June). Providers can register here to attend their preferred session.
There are also online surveys available for those who can’t make the in-person sessions:
- Complete the LGBTIQA+ Consultation Survey here by COB Friday 3 June. You can also share this flyer with your networks.
- Complete the WAPHA Commissioned Service Providers’ survey here
- Complete the general community survey here
Community Consultations in May
10 May 2022
WA Primary Health Alliance wants to know what culturally safe health care looks like to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples.
Kambarang Services are holding community consultation sessions in Geraldton, Perth and Bunbury to hear your thoughts. We hope you can join us. Details are below:
GERALDTON CONSULTATION
Date: 17 May 2022
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
Where: Geraldton Multipurpose Function Centre, 31 Foreshore Drive
To register your interest to attend this session, or if you have any questions please contact Jonathan Ford on 0425 373 459.
PERTH METRO CONSULTATION
Date: 18 May 2022
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
Where: Geraldton Multipurpose Function Centre, 31 Foreshore Drive
To register your interest to attend this session, or if you have any questions please contact Jonathan Ford on 0425 373 459.
BUNBURY CONSULTATION
Date: 31 May 2022
Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm
Where: Dolphin Discovery Centre, Function Room B, 556 Koombana Drive Bunbury
To register your interest to attend this session, or if you have any questions please contact Jonathan Ford on 0425 373 459.
KALGOORLIE CONSULTATION
Date: 2 June 2022
Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm
Where: Maku Stadium
To register your interest to attend this session, or if you have any questions please contact Charmaine Champion on 0477 979 603 or Rose Walley on 0455 271 332.
If you are attending a consultation session, and are not being paid by an organisation to do so, you will be eligible for a $75 reimbursement for your time and contribution
Multicultural Framework established as a distinct project
10 May
After discussion with our new Multicultural Reference Group, WAPHA has decided to remove the Multicultural Framework from this project and establish it as a separate project with its own timeframe and resources. This is in recognition of the breadth of work required to provide genuine cultural responsiveness within the consultation process.
Thanks to the insights of our Reference Group we now recognise that genuine and effective consultation with culturally and liguistically diverse communities requires additional resourcing. We are excited to have entered a formal partnership with Embrace Multicultural Mental Health, who will work closely with us and our Reference Group over the next 12 months to embed cultural responsiveness in every aspect of our work. Kambarang’s partnership with WAPHA will now focus on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and LGBTIQA+ communities.
Kambarang Services to lead development of cultural competency frameworks
20 Jan 2022
WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) has appointed Kambarang Services to develop Cultural Competency and Capability Frameworks, including stakeholder consultation, as part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Due to be finalised in the first half of 2022, the frameworks, associated plans and toolkit will help WAPHA, its partners and commissioned services to develop and maintain the cultural competency of their staff and provide a safe environment for clients of diverse backgrounds, bodies and culture who access their services.
Kambarang Services, led by Danny Ford, a Noongar man with significant public sector and consulting experience, including developing the WA Country Health Service Cultural Governance Framework, will oversee a team of experienced consultants.
This will include members of three identified priority groups –Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ communities and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
WA Primary Health Alliance CEO, Learne Durrington, said the organisation was confident that consultation will provide great insights, in addition to regular feedback from three reference groups.
“Given our vision of better health, together, we have a leadership role to advocate for safe, inclusive and culturally appropriate primary care services for people with diverse bodies, identities and experiences
“We will be seeking input from our staff, people with lived experience, health professionals, service providers, peak bodies, the end result of which will support not only WAPHA but the wider primary health care sector.”
Kambarang Lead Consultant, Danny Ford said the Kambarang Team is looking forward to working with WAPHA and the community in developing this very important initiative.
Feedback gathered from the consultations, conducted in person or online, depending on the COVID-19 situation, will inform the development of the frameworks and associated documents.
For more information and to provide feedback, contact susan.kay@wapha.org.au