Welcome to the Strategy and Partnerships Directorate (SAPD) - formerly the Clinical Innovation and Business Unit

The Strategy and Partnerships Directorate (SAPD), health, innovation, science, analysis, projects, patient outcomes, technology, partnerships and more...

Welcome to the Stategy and Partnerships Directorate (SAPD), The team at SAPD have a wide range of skills and portfolios to lead improvements in health care delivery. They actively partner across South Western Sydney Local Health District, other health jurisdictions across New South Wales and Australia and internationally with both government and the private sector.

The success of your initiative can be enhanced by collaborating with us, and our connections within a major Health Service.Our unit has areas of expertise in the following areas:

All Strategic and Partnership Initiatives, both internal and external
Project and Program Development and Coordination
Clinical Liaison, Sustainability, Grants, Innovation
Research and Evaluation

The Unit was established in 2012 to promote the development of new ideas and systems for both clinical and SWSLHD business. In 2014 it expanded to include the Innovation Unit and was collectively known as the Clinical Innovation and Business Unit (CIBU).

Around 2020/201 the SWSLHD Director of Strategy and Partnerships role was established reimagining the unit's work and now to reflect this change the Unit has been renamed "The SWSLHD Strategy and Partnerships Directorate (SAPD)".

We are based in the South West of Sydney and cover a large expanse including the Hospitals and Services of Bankstown, Bowral, Campbelltown, Camden, Fairfield and Liverpool.

Our purpose is to enhance business and clinical processes and support innovation across the SWSLHD particularly to meet the needs of an ever expanding population and redeveloped facilities.

The way we do this is:

Provide an internal consulting service to all facilities across SWSLHD
Being instrumental in project development and implementation including procurement activities
Being involved in partnerships for greater efficiencies and quality outcomes
Researching evidence-based models of care and services that are efficient, integrated, responsive, cost effective and strengthen the service, patient and client outcomes
Managing programs and assessing projects and efficiency
Connecting with external entities on behalf of SWSLHD

Please make enquiries using this email SWSLHD-CIBU@health.nsw.gov.au, and a staff member will contact you to discuss your needs.