The Boards of CHIRP Community Health and Castlemaine Health announced on Monday that they are developing a plan for the integration of community services and will undertake staff and community consultation.
The possibility of integration and co-location was first flagged in February following a public meeting at the Castlemaine Town Hall. The meeting was called by community group Friends of CHIRP over continued concerns about service funding shortfalls and the future of the independent community health service which has been serving the local community for 36 years.
CHIRP Community Health chair Lexi Randall-L’Estrange and Castlemaine Health chair Peggy Ronnau told the Mail on Tuesday that both boards are fully committed to making this work and are feeling positive moving ahead. See the Mail for the full story. Out Now.
