National Primary Health Care Data Asset Steering Committee

Background

The Data Asset Steering Committee (DASC) provides advice and guidance to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in the development and priorities of the National Primary Health Care Data Asset.

Terms of reference

The role of the DASC is to:

• provide high level strategic direction for the Data Asset including defining the scope, aims, objectives, core activities and work plans
• set priorities for the Data Asset including identifying new sources of primary health care data and opportunities for reporting and development activities
• provide expert technical and data development activity advice.

Membership

The DASC comprises members appointed on the basis of their individual expertise or experience. Members are not representatives of their employing organisation.

The DASC is chaired by the AIHW.

Role	Representative
Health consumer advocate	Ms Samantha Chandler
Primary health care provider (practice or organisation level)	Professor Lyndal Trevena
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific health services provider (practice or organisation)	Mr Allan Groth
Commissioner of primary health care services	Dr Shahana Ferdousi
Primary health care researcher	Associate Professor Lauren Ball
Digital health/security and infrastructure	Ms Kate Ebrill
Commonwealth/State primary health care policy officer	Ms Catherine Turnbull

Secretariat

Secretariat support is provided by the AIHW Primary Health Care Data Asset Unit.

Contact details for the Secretariat are: