Governance in Victorian Community Health Centres

Abstract

Recently, Governments of both parties in Victoria have differed on the method of selecting members for the boards of management of community health centres, but have given less attention to how and in what ways these boards contribute to the work of the organisations over which they preside-organisations that have become both larger and more complex in the last 10 years. In this paper, community health presidents and Chief Executive Officers discuss board responsibilities and the ways in which boards execute them. The conclusion is that boards appear to be carrying out their varied responsibilities effectively, and according to government requirements.