The terms of reference for the Working Party on Emergency and Trauma Services are to prioritise and assist in implementing health care service improvement initiatives identified by the Consultative Committee on Road Traffic Fatalities and other relevant bodies.

In undertaking this task, the Working Party will consider:

• The reports and recommendations of the Consultative Committee on Road Traffic Fatalities in Victoria and other relevant reports.
• A broad range of initiatives to include, but not be limited to, best practice guidelines, quality improvement activities, pilot studies, education and funding incentive programs.,
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• The cost-effectiveness of proposed programs.

The Working Party will report to the Director, Acute Heath, and will work closely with the Ministerial Taskforce on Trauma and Emergency Services and the Acute Health Quality Committee.

The membership, terms of reference and ongoing role of the Working Party will be reviewed in 1998 following the report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Trauma and Emergency Services.

Working Party members will be invited as individuals and will not be representative of specific organisations. The Working Party is chaired by Dr Campbell Miller.