Agency for Clinical Innovation Strategy 2023–2026

This plan builds on our core competencies; however, it does not represent a continuation of business as usual. Instead, it signals significant change in how we work as an organisation and how we partner with clinicians, consumers, system leaders and innovators across NSW Health.

Over the past year, the crucial role that innovation plays in improving the health of the people of NSW has become apparent. The pandemic response, the publication of the Future Health Strategy and the establishment of the new Regional Health Division each present opportunities to innovate.

The emergence of virtual care provides opportunities to significantly improve patients’ access to healthcare. We will tailor our strategies to local needs, particularly in rural, regional and remote communities, to bring about changes that will improve patient experiences and outcomes.

Enacting our new strategy will involve re-balancing the work we do to enhance our focus on projects that push forward transformational change. While we recognise that fully achieving all aspects of the strategy may not be possible in a three-year timeframe, the ambitious agenda will provide impetus for the future. Recognising that change is disruptive, we will continue to invest in our people to enhance our organisational capability and in our partnerships to support system readiness for change.

We will build on our strong foundations of engagement, clinical evidence and guidance, and in redesign and implementation to push the boundaries of innovation.

Our mission remains centred on helping clinicians and healthcare leaders to embrace innovation – supporting them to know, to act, to connect, to work towards better, fairer, sustainable healthcare.