High-qual­i­ty can­cer care relies on a work­force that is sup­port­ed and sus­tain­able. The CEIH, in part­ner­ship with the South Aus­tralian Com­pre­hen­sive Can­cer Net­work (SAC­CaN), are launch­ing the Can­cer Work­force Well­be­ing and Sus­tain­abil­i­ty Ini­tia­tive, a statewide effort designed to strength­en work­force well­be­ing, reten­tion and long-term sus­tain­abil­i­ty across SA can­cer services. 

Why work­force well­be­ing and sustainability?

The SA Can­cer Plan recog­nis­es work­force well­be­ing and sus­tain­abil­i­ty as an impor­tant part of main­tain­ing high qual­i­ty can­cer care in an envi­ron­ment where demand and com­plex­i­ty is increas­ing. Address­ing mod­i­fi­able work­force pres­sures can sup­port staff well­be­ing, engage­ment and reten­tion, with poten­tial flow-on improve­ments in the deliv­ery of safe and con­sis­tent care.

Our approach

Based on the CEIH Work­place Well­be­ing Frame­work, the Can­cer Work­force Well­be­ing and Sus­tain­abil­i­ty Ini­tia­tive will part­ner with met­ro­pol­i­tan and region­al SA can­cer ser­vices to iden­ti­fy and address work fac­tors that influ­ence well­be­ing and sustainability. 

Par­tic­i­pat­ing ser­vices will be sup­port­ed by the CEIH and SAC­CaN to col­lab­o­rate with front­line staff to co-design improve­ments to improve their expe­ri­ence of work. At a sys­tem lev­el, this ini­tia­tive sup­ports shared learn­ing and aims to build capa­bil­i­ty to address broad­er fac­tors affect­ing work­force well­be­ing and sus­tain­abil­i­ty across SA’s can­cer services. 

Expres­sions of inter­est (EOI)

CEIH and SAC­CaN are seek­ing EOIs from met­ro­pol­i­tan and region­al SA Health can­cer ser­vices want­i­ng to part­ner in the initiative. 

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion, or to dis­cuss sub­mit­ting an EOI, con­tact the CEIH Work­place Well­be­ing Part­ner­ships Team at ceih.​workplacewellbeing@​sa.​gov.​au.

EOI clos­es 5:00pm, Fri­day, 11 Sep­tem­ber 2026.