Our Annual plan 2026–27 details what we will deliver in the next year to achieve our vision of a better, safer healthcare system for all Victorians.
Priorities for 2026-27
Leadership
In the next year we will:
- establish statewide clinical governance and commence implementation of the Victorian Statewide Medicines Formulary to support safer, more consistent and equitable medicine use across the public health system
- strengthen partnering practices and outcomes through the launch of a refreshed Partnering in Healthcare Framework
- strengthen clinical governance by aligning reforms and embedding the Victorian Clinical Governance Framework.
- maintain the refreshed Clinicians Health Channel to give clinicians timely, evidence-based information
- support national research reforms and more consistent clinical research across Australia.
Insights
In the next year we will:
- share lessons learnt from patient harm through the Sentinel Event Annual report 2025–26 and translate quality and safety insights into system-wide learning
- strengthen performance monitoring to identify and respond to quality and safety risks
- use system data to identify differences in gynaecological care and clinical practice
- align consultative council practices and support legislative reform
- turn data, research, lived experience and frontline insights into system-wide improvement.
Improvement
In the next year we will:
- accelerate statewide adoption of evidence-based safety and quality improvements and reform through the Safer Together learning health system
- advance our Mental Health Improvement Program initiatives to improve safety, quality and experience of care in our mental health services
- progress the Health Complaints Commissioner transition into Safer Care Victoria
- expand clinical trial activity and equitable access across regional, rural and remote Victoria through the Australian Teletrial Program.