It Really Looks Like The Department of Health Has Given Digital Health The Boot. It�s Gone Who Knows Where?

The organizational chart which we discussed a day or so ago is very interesting with respect to Digital Health.

What is clear from this link is that the part of the org chart in the lower left that had Paul Madden and Bettina Konti has gone, with her moving to a purple box a half way across the new chart and he vanishing.

Here is the link:

http://health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/24BEDAF18381C86ACA257BF0001E0193/$File/Departmental%20Structure%20Chart%20-%2019%20Jan%2018.pdf

Here is a link from the NLA Wayback Machine for almost 6 months ago (August 1, 2017) when all was in place:

http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/gov/20170816053652/http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-struct.htm

So we seem to have a pretty major un-announced, as far as I know, change in Digital Health responsibility and coverage.

I think what we need to know is the fate of the senior officers and the projects that they were looking after. The ADHA does not publish a detailed org. chart but what is there has not changed. Has it been a merger, a takeover or outsourcing or are we just not understanding the new chart?

A thorough independent assessment of the before and after suggests:

- The loss of a Dep. Sec. Position and 2 actual individuals at this level.

- The loss of over 25% of the SES Staff in total heads

- The loss of the PIP Program as best I can tell.

I am sure some who read here will know he ins and outs of what has / is going on!

Always fun to start the new working year with a shakeup and a little mystery!

David.