Peter Mac to join Parkville Local Health Service Network
10 January 2025
The Victorian Government has announced that Peter Mac will form part of the newly created Parkville Local Health Service Network.
The Parkville Local Health Service Network is one of 12 that will be established around Victoria to bring together local health services and support improved cooperation.
Peter Mac is joined in the Parkville Network by Dental Health Services Victoria, Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, Royal Children’s Hospital, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women’s Hospital.
The new networks aim to ensure doctors and specialists are available to care for patients closer to where they live, to deliver clearer pathways in and out of hospital and support better waitlist management.
The Local Health Service Networks have been created following consultation with health services, with factors including population growth, community need, clinical capability and distance between services taken into account.
The networks will commence operation on 1 July 2025.
Each health service will continue to have its own Board and CEO.
Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas said Victorian health services would come together early this year to plan how they will work together to deliver better care for their respective regions.
“Victoria’s health system is one of the best in the world, and these reforms will deliver even better care by supporting health services to work together and ensuring local voices are heard,” Minister Thomas said.
“These Networks will mean stronger referral pathways between health services – freeing up beds in busier hospitals, taking pressure off our dedicated workforce, and ensuring Victorians get care sooner, closer to home.”
For more information on the Local Health Service Networks, visit www.health.vic.gov.au/local-health-service-networks