Joint Health Command

Organisation

About JHC

Branches & Directorates

Organisational Chart

History

Organisation - Branches & Directorates

Joint Health Command (JHC) comprises four branches:

• Strategic Health Coordination,
• Mental Health, Psychology & Rehabilitation,
• Health Capability and
• Garrison Health Operations.

The Directorate of Corporate Management is attached to the JHC Executive area and has responsibility for the following functions within JHC:

• Finance;
• Procurement & Contracting Services;
• Facilities; and
• Human Resources.

Strategic Health Coordination Branch

The following Directorates are listed under Strategic Health Coordination Branch:

• ADF Family Health - Administration of the Project for healthcare for ADF Families/dependants
• Health Policy & Research Coordination / Directorate of Defence Force Dentistry - Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee (ADHREC). Oversight of the Military Health Outcomes study. Exercise technical control of the provision of dental services to the ADF
• Military Medicine - Responsible for the development to publication of clinical and medical military policy. Preparation and management of Medical Employment Classification Review Board (MECRB) documentation
• Army Malaria Institute - Prevention and treatment of vector borne disease through pharmacological agents or physical means
• The ADF Chair of Military Surgery and Medicine was as a joint venture between the University of Queensland, the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and the Department of Defence
• Centre for Military & Veterans Health - an internationally-unique academic, community and military partnership dedicated to innovatively seeking solutions to military and veterans’ health issues
• Joint Health Command Portfolio Management Office

Garrison Health Operations Branch

The Branch is primarily responsible for the delivery and management of quality, safe, efficient and effective health care to ADF personnel within Australia and on non-operational postings overseas.

The following Directorates are listed under Garrison Health Operations Branch :

• Defence Clinical Services
• 5 x Regional Health Directors

Health Capability Branch

Health Capability Branch is charged with the Lead Capability Management functions for ASF Health on behalf of Commander Joint Health. The branch deals with strategic issues associated with workforce planning and future health capability materiel management of behalf of Navy, Army, Air Force and Director General Garrison Health Operations.

The following Directorates are listed under Health Capability Branch:

• Directorate of Future Health Capability
• Directorate of Health Materiel Logistics and Pharmacy
• Directorate of Workforce Development & Training / Defence Force Nursing

Mental Health, Psychology & Rehabilitation Branch

The Branch is compromised of four Directorates which also serve as the Technical Authorities for occupational psychology, operational mental health support, non-operational mental health services and rehabilitation services.

The following Directorates are listed under Mental Health Psychology & Rehabilitation Branch:

• Mental Health Clinical Programs and Standards
• Strategic & Operational Mental Health Programs
• Directorate of Occupational Psychology & Health Analysis (DOP&HA)
• Rehabilitation and Compensation

7 December, 2011