Guest Speaker
 
 
Mark Ashcroft - CEO NCN Health
  • The Principles of my life
  • Community -
  • grew up in Beechworth (6 generations)
  • family history of logging
  • nurse by trade (trained at GV Health, went on to do A&E nursing and midwifery
  • wife is also a nurse
  • Persistence - 
  • sometimes the right thing to do is stressful
  • had to work hard to get where I am
  • recently completed a PhD
  • It's OK to NOT know the answers -
  • coping with fearing failure & coping with uncertainty
  • had to learn to be a leader
  • Relationships are everything - 
  • The Power of choice - 
  • with choice comes sovereignty over life
  • Have fun - 
  • healthcare is serious, but there are better outcomes if there is joy
  • Recently travelled to the US and toured two health Services
  • Bellin Health Green Bay
  • improving the health of a population
  • enhancing the patients experience of care
  • reducing the cost of healthcare
  • improving the work/life balance & satisfaction
  • working by ten defining principles
  • The Green Bay packers are supporters of the health service with wellness initiatives and relationships
  • You've got to think outside the box to solve problems - 'surf lifesaving' initiative helped implement a 12 step 'falls prevention' strategy in aged care which reduced falls to a ten-year low
  • South Central Foundation - Anchorage Alaska 
  • customer - ownership
  • meaningful relationships are critical for:
  • managing health and wellbeing
  • maximising cost value
  • empowering the customer - owner experience
  • actions with relationship building and shared decision-making