Caring Together: The Health Action Plan for NSW is the first stage of the NSW Government’s response to the Garling Inquiry’s findings and recommendations. A second report, Caring Together: Government Response to Recommendations sets out the Government's response to each recommendation from the Garling Inquiry. The Report includes 139 recommendations and the Government is accepting 134 of these. Based on the consultation process, the Government is providing a three-stage response supported by an additional $485 million.
Throughout 2008, Commissioner Garling undertook the most significant inquiry ever of the NSW acute care system. His 1200-page Report was provided to the Government in November last year and it identified strengths and weaknesses of our health system and the need to re-focus on the patient as the centre of the health care system.
Both reports can be found here as well as the full Garling Report. A website has been set up where progress reports and the latest information can be found.
Both reports can be found here as well as the full Garling Report. A website has been set up where progress reports and the latest information can be found.