Governance

Good governance is vital to ensure our organisation is effective and accountable in its work. Our governance structure is described below:

Wentworth Healthcare Board

Wentworth Healthcare is governed by a skills-based Board of Directors... read more

Board Committees

Clinical Governance Committee

The role of the Commissioned Services and Clinical Governance Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its corporate governance responsibilities in regard to clinical governance. Committee members are:

• Heather Nesbitt (Chair)
• Gary Smith
• Fleur Hannen

Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

The role of the Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee is to assist the Board to fulfill its fiduciary and corporate governance responsibilities relating to financial reporting, internal control structures, risk management and compliance systems, internal audit and external audit. Committee members are:

• Bruce Turner AM (Chair)
• Dr Andy Marks
• Andrew Bissett (non Director Member)

Governance & Nominations Committee

The role of the Governance and Nominations Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its corporate governance responsibilities in relation to Board appointments and diversity; Board & CEO succession, remuneration and performance; AGM processes; review of governance documents; and Director induction and continuing development. Committee members are:

• John Yealland (Chair)
• Dr Tony Rombola
• Dr Madhu Tamilarasan

Advisory Committees

Integrating Care Clinical Council

The Integrating Care Clinical Council (ICCC) is an advisory body to the Wentworth Healthcare Board, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN... read more

GP Clinical Council

The GP Clinical Council (GPCC), established in January 2016, serves as an advisory body to the Wentworth Healthcare Board, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN... read more

Allied Health Clinical Council

The Allied Health Clinical Council (AHCC), established in November 2016, assists NBMPHN to engage allied health professionals to deliver high quality, accessible and integrated primary healthcare...read more

Community Advisory Committee

The Community Advisory Committee is an advisory body to the NBMPHN and NBMLHD Boards, helping to shape the future direction of health services within our region... read more

Governance documents

• Statement of Business Ethics (pdf, 329)
• Commissioning Framework (pdf, 1.9mb)
• Clinical Governance Framework (pdf, 837kb)
• Wentworth Healthcare Constitution (pdf, 467kb)
• Wentworth Healthcare Board Diversity Policy (pdf, 117kb)
• Wentworth Healthcare Board of Directors Skills Matrix (pdf, 203kb)
• Wentworth Healthcare Complaints Mangement Policy (pdf, 196kb)
• Whistleblower Policy (pdf, 363kb)