Journey

ACT Health refreshed commissioning approach

Commissioning Senior Officers Group Dialogue Forum with non-government sector

Established the Commissioning Senior Officers Group

Released draft Human Service System Transitions Framework and Policy

Sector Sustainability Project underway

Commissioning Annual Survey as part of the monitoring and evaluation and continuous improvement activities

Established the Lived Experience Engagement Advisory Panel

Released ACT Government response to Counting the Costs: Sustainable funding for the ACT community service sector

Release of the 2022-2024 Commissioning Roadmap via webinar with government, community, and health sector participants.

Increase in community sector funding to meet increasing costs in 2022/23 Territory Budget.

Release of Counting the Costs: Sustainable funding for the ACT community service sector

Commissioning Annual Survey undertaken to gather perspectives on the transition to commissioning and the state of government and non-government relationships.

Some commissioning activities placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Commissioning Conversations –regular newsletter for commissioning participants is first published with a new dedicated commissioning website.

Release of the ACT Approach to Commissioning and the 2021 Commissioning Roadmap via a webinar with government, community, and health sector participants.

Release of the Strengthening Partnerships Commissioning for Social Impact Listening Report by Community Services Directorate. The report informs the approach which arose from engagement with the community and health sector.

Release of Commissioning of Health Services in the Community Discussion Paper by ACT Health Directorate.

First governance forum stood up to provide oversight of commissioning reform and ensure linkages with other projects, strategies, and priorities.

Work on commissioning placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Engagement with community and health sector via facilitated workshops and submissions to explore and refine the commissioning approach for the ACT.

Release of Strengthening Partnerships – Commissioning for Social Impact Discussion Paper by Community Services Directorate

ACT Government agreement to shift government and non-government human service delivery into a commissioning approach over the next decade.

Commissioning trialled for A Step Up for Our Kids – One Step Can Make a Lifetime of Difference 2015-2020.