HERDU

HERDU is reviewing and updating the current Sydney Local Health District Equity framework. The Equity Framework informs how equity is addressed within SLHD and will potentially benefit staff, patients, and community members through supporting and strengthening taking action on Equity within the district.
Addressing inequity has been a major theme within NSW Health, the Australian health system and other health systems internationally. Local Health Districts (LHD) are not only responsible for the delivery of hospital services but the broader public health of their communities.
In 2017, SLHD launched A framework for improving health equity in Sydney Local Health District: Opportunity for all (Equity Framework). This framework provides a foundation for identifying inequity in health and health care and taking action to reduce it, being clear about values, building on existing good work and further understanding what health services can do to reduce health inequity.
It has been five years since the SLHD Framework was launched. The Health Equity Research Development Unit (HERDU) has been requested to review and update the current Framework. HERDU is a partnership between Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) and UNSW Sydney.
This is a multistage project involving:
Fiona Haigh
Email: f.haigh@unsw.edu.au
Sydney Local Health District
Sydney Local Health District
HERDU
Action for Equity