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Queensland’s action plan for health

It’s now over two years since the Health Action Plan was announced to address the challenge of providing better health services for Queenslanders.

The action plan, along with the biggest funding injection in this state’s history, started the reform and renewal of the public health system.

Latest news

4 July 2008	Bligh Government proposes new era in health reform
2 July 2008	Emergency department capacity set to double at Redland Hospital
1 July 2008	Remedy to tackle doctor fatigue in Queensland
1 July 2008	$15 million Nundah Health Centre officially opened
16 June 2008	Nambour project to deliver more hospital beds for Sunshine Coast
12 June 2008	$39 million Queensland paediatric cardiac service opens

More information on the action plan

Some of the key improvements the action plan has delivered so far include:

providing more doctors, nurses and allied health professionals, resulting in safer and more sustainable health services
steadily increased hospital bed numbers and making good progress on the new Queensland Children’s Hospital and planning for two more new hospitals
establishing the 13HEALTH hotline, which connects patients to trained, experienced health professionals who give advice about the health care required
investing an extra $243 million over four years to implement the health Strategy to further improve the quality and safety of services for patients
establishing the Health Quality and Complaints Commission
securing new funding from airport sales to invest in a major expansion and redevelopment of Cairns, Mackay and Mt Isa Hospitals

Performance reports and health reform publications

Queensland Health performance reports
Download Queensland Health’s performance reports, including the most recent Queensland Public Hospitals Performance Report and other action plan progress reports.

Queensland Statewide Health Services Plan 2007-2012
The Queensland Statewide Health Services Plan 2007-2012 details major reforms across the entire health sector.

Queensland Health corporate publications
Links to downloads for all major Queensland Health publications, including the annual report and the 2005 action plan.

2005 health review - background and history

The links and documents below give some background and history to the development of the Queensland Government’s Health Action Plan.

Queensland Public Hospitals Commission of Inquiry Final Report (November 2005)
Health: 100 days of action (November 2005) or word version (.doc, 128 KB)
Health Systems Review Final Report (September 2005)
Queensland Health Review Interim Report (July 2005)
Bundaberg Hospital Interim Report (PDF, 425 KB) (June 2005)
Bundaberg Hospital Commission of Inquiry - Queensland Health submissions (May 2005)
The future of health services in Queensland (Ministerial Statement May 2005)
Apology to Patel patients (April 2005)

Last reviewed 7 July 2008

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