Our work towards Health Equity
Health equity
Metro North Hospital and Health Service is committed to providing equity of access to high quality health care services and building relationships based on inclusion with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities and remains committed to achieve life expectancy parity for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples by 2031.
Metro North Health’s objective is to build and support empowered communities to achieve equity of health outcomes, access, and experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples based on the social, cultural and economic determinants of health.
The Metro North Health Equity Strategy, launched in July 2025, describes our commitment to drive health equity and eliminate institutional racism across the public health system.
Metro North Health Equity Strategy 2025–2028
The Metro North Health Equity Strategy 2025-2028 describes our commitment to drive health equity, eliminate institutional racism across the public health system and achieve life expectancy parity for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples by 2031.
The Metro North Health Equity Strategy 2025–2028 is structured around key strategic actions rather than separate Key Performance Areas (KPAs). This reflects a shift in focus from siloed priorities to integrated actions.
While Key Priority Areas 1 to 5 (can be viewed below under Our Priorities) remain important, they are now embedded across all strategic priorities, ensuring a coordinated and holistic approach to achieving health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This alignment strengthens accountability and promotes system-wide impact across every action delivered.
Metro North Health Equity Strategic Priorities:
- There is zero experience of racism within Metro North Health.
- Creating safe hospital and healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Develop and enhance culturally safe, co-designed innovative care models.
- Sustain culturally safe, data driven equity.
Walking Together: Elders reflect on Health Equity
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"I want to reinforce our commitment to strengthening relationships, listening to, and learning from the community we serve, and working towards health equity in true co-design, at all stages of health care services development and planning to ensure we are providing high-quality person centred care that is culturally responsive, empowers self-care and choice, and is designed to improve health and wellbeing."
"If we get this right for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, we’ll get it right for every patient, every community member that comes into our health service."
"Health Equity for me, my family and community is about making sure that we’re able to access services without fear."
"Health Equity is not just for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, it’s for non-Indigenous people to understand what we go through as well."
"With this journey now, we need to keep on doing. It’s not moving as quickly as it should be, but we are getting there."
"We can’t do things alone. From your doctors, your surgeons, your medical staff, all the team – we’ve got to be involved."
"I am proud of who I am and that I’m an Elder in the local community. Because of my life experiences I know of the changes within the health services, especially where mob are concerned. The health eq4uity journey is exciting. Being an Elder I expect the respect that I deserve and am always willing to give advice when and where it is needed."