10Objectives

10 Objectives In providing health services the Territory must have regard to the following objectives: (a) to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of health services; (b) to guarantee equitable access to and participation in health services and to ensure that language and cultural differences are not barriers to such access or participation; (c) to maintain a strong and viable public hospital system and a full range of community health services; (d) to support worker and community participation in the development of policies for the delivery of health services; (e) to ensure that the community is aware of the range of health services that is available and that patients have information that is sufficient to enable them to make informed choices; (f) to foster disease prevention and primary health care; (g) to cooperate with community groups in the provision of health services.