30 Jan 2020
Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland
The Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland is inviting two (2) consumer representatives from the HCQ network to a one-day strategy and planning forum being held on Thursday 20th February, 2020.
This event is being run by the Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland, Queensland Department of Health. The Office plays a key role in the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies to ensure an appropriately skilled allied health workforce to meet the current and future health service needs of Queensland. There are over 9000 allied health professional and technical staff working in Queensland, who work alongside doctors and nurses to provide optimum health care. Further information about the organisation can be found on their website https://www.health.qld.gov.au/ahwac
Closing date: 8.00am, Monday 17 February 2020
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Purpose
The main topics for discussion at the strategy and planning forum are:
- Workforce planning for new models of care led by allied health
- Clinical education and training
- The allied health research strategy
The forum will bring together Queensland Health allied health leaders and key stakeholders from across the state including representatives from audiology, dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, social work, speech pathology. There will be approximately 60 people present. Tables will be set up with a maximum of 8 people to a table to enable small group discussion.
Role of the consumer
The role of the successful consumers will be to attend the planning day, actively contribute to the small table discussions and provide advice from a health consumer/carer perspective to inform planning decisions.
Who is it for?
Preferably the consumer representatives would have received allied health services and possibly been treated by allied health new graduates/students or even been part of a research project as part of their treatment.
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30 Jan 2020
Closing date: Close of business Monday 10 February 2020
The Darling Downs West Moreton Primary Health Network is inviting two health consumer representatives to participate on the Steering Committee for the implementation of the Joint Regional Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Implementation Plan (The Plan). The PHN is seeking health consumers with lived experience, one in mental health and one in alcohol or other drugs services.
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About Darling Downs West Moreton PHN
The Darling Downs West Moreton Primary Health Network (PHN) is a not-for-profit organization that works to improve primary health care services in our communities. We do this in partnership with community organisations, health care providers, hospital and health services, and state and federal governments.
We are committed to working with these partners to ensure we fund programs and services that best build healthier communities. We bring together GPs, general practice staff, allied health professionals, hospital and health services, Aboriginal medical services, community service providers, Elders and community members to identify the services that are needed the most, and then we fund programs and services based on these needs.
We also support primary health care providers, like GPs, practice managers, practice nurses and allied health professionals, to improve the care they provide to their patients.
Purpose
The Joint Regional Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Implementation Plan (The Plan) ensures that the Darling Downs and West Moreton region is best placed to adapt to the changing needs of our communities. We recognise that we are stronger together and working collaboratively we can effect change for those that are most vulnerable in our communities. The Plan Steering Committee will support implementation of the plan toward integrated delivery of mental health and suicide prevention services and drug and alcohol treatment services within Darling Downs and West Moreton communities.
The Steering Committee will oversee implementation of the Regional Plan for mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drugs in 2020 and 2021.
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30 Jan 2020
The Rural and Remote Clinical Support Unit (RRCSU) is inviting two health consumer representatives to participate on Primary Clinical Care Manual 11th Edition Editorial Committee.
Closing date: Thursday, 20 February 2020
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Rural and Remote Clinical Support Unit (RRCSU)
The RRCSU, a part of Queensland Health, located in Cairns, was formed in 2012 as a part of the implementation of the Hospital & Health Boards Act 2011. The mandate of the unit is to provide support services to the four rural Hospital and Health Services (HHS) (those being: Torres and Cape, North West, Central West, and South West HHSs). The RRCSU is funded from the Queensland state-wide funding pool and is hosted by Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS). Under the TCHHS Service Agreement the RRCSU may provide support and services more broadly than these four HHSs.
The unit currently provides a suite of clinical resources (the Primary Clinical Care Manual, PCCM, the Chronic Conditions Manual, CCM and the Rural and Remote Emergency Services Standardisation Guidelines, RRESSG) for use across a broad range of clinicians in rural, remote and austere settings. The unit also provides blended and online training, clinical credentialing, credentialing audit, medical employment support services, IT support services, graphic design and special projects.
Other clients of the RRCSU include; Children’s Hospital Queensland, Central Queensland HHS, Not-for-profits across the country including, but not limited to; Gidgee Healing and Apunipima Cape York Health Council, all branches of the Defence Forces, and the Department of Health and Human Services in Victoria. Support is available to these services on a user pays basis.
The Primary Clinical Care Manual (PCCM)
The PCCM is a clinical resource that provides authorisations and guidance to clinicians when delivering primary health care. A wide range of clinicians use the manual. The PCCM contains abbreviated clinical guidelines and protocols to support the delivery of best practice care. These authorisations and guidelines relate to use of the PCCM in rural, remote and austere settings.
Clinicians authorised to use the manual include; Medics, Nurse Practitioners, Medical Officers, Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners (ATSIHP) and Indigenous Health Workers (IHW). The manual is used by numerous organisations across Queensland, in rural and remote Victoria, and all branches of the Australian Defense Force.
The PCCM Editorial Committee
The role of the PCCM Editorial Committee is to:
- Confirm that proposed PCCM content aligns to the needs and expectations of consumers and clinicians in rural and remote primary care and austere settings
- Confirm that proposed PCCM content is appropriate for use in rural, remote and austere settings
- Confirm that PCCM content is presented in a form that is easily referenced, useful and usable
- Confirm that proposed PCCM content is suitable for use by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners, Authorised Indigenous Health Workers, Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Medical Practitioners and Defence Force Medics
- Confirm that PCCM content is ready for governing body authorisation and publication.
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20 Jan 2020
Health Consumers Queensland is offering 16 consumers and carers from across Queensland the opportunity to host a Kitchen Table Discussion and lead consultation with their local community to hear what Queenslanders think about Queensland Health websites (including www.health.qld.gov.au) and how they can be improved for consumers.
Closing date: 5pm Friday 14th February 2020
Background and purpose
Queensland Health has contracted Health Consumers Queensland to undertake this consumer consultation.
Every day, thousands of Queenslanders visit a range of Queensland health websites (including www.health.qld.gov.au and public hospital sites) to find public health information and services. Queensland Health needs to ensure that the quality of the sites is high so that Queenslanders can access health information quickly and efficiently. With over 50 sites within the Queensland Health website collection, it’s important that people can find what they are looking for.
In 2019, Queensland Health Strategic Communications Branch established the Website Transformation Program to improve the experience of people using Queensland Health websites. The program will focus on the needs of Queenslanders who access online information and services from Queensland Health.
The Queensland Health Website Transformation team is working with Health Consumers Queensland to undertake “Kitchen Table” consumer consultations. This will help the team hear directly from people about their experience using Queensland Health websites and let them know how they could be improved.
In this way, a range of stakeholders including health consumers, carers and the general public will help shape the website transformation project.
The discovery process will help the team identify:
- “what works” and “what doesn’t work” for community members accessing the website;
- what sort of design features people can relate to;
- how Queenslanders can best find the health information and services they need;
- how to create accessible pathways for users to navigate all Queensland Health websites; and
- the sort of relationship people want to have with Queensland Health as a trusted source of information.
A better Queensland Health web presence should increase the efficiency of information and service delivery to users. Improved engagement with the community enabled by the websites will support Queensland Health’s vision of “Healthier Queenslanders.”
About the project
The consultation will involve kitchen table discussions being held in each of the 15 Queensland Hospital and Health Services (HHS) regions, and Children’s Health Queensland. If you are a consumer or carer in one of the HHS regions and would like to host a kitchen table discussion, we welcome your application:
- Children’s Health Queensland
- Torres and Cape
- Cairns and Hinterland
- Townsville
- Mackay
- Central Queensland
- Wide Bay
- North West
- Central West
- South West
- Metro South
- Metro North
- Sunshine Coast
- Gold Coast
- West Moreton
- Darling Downs
Who are we looking for as Consumer or Carer Hosts?
Hosts will have knowledge of or have used a Queensland Health website, either https://www.health.qld.gov.au , a local hospital website or another from the Queensland Health portfolio of websites.
We are also interested in hearing particularly from consumers who may not normally participate in consultation on healthcare. To achieve this, we are particularly looking for consumers and/or carers who can demonstrate they have strong links with their communities.
We will choose one host from each of the 16 Queensland Hospital and Health Service regions.
About Kitchen Table Discussions
Kitchen Table Discussions are community engagement sessions led by local people for local people. They allow individuals and small groups to participate in discussions at a time of day, and in a place, that suits them. The discussions enable health consumers, carers and community members who do not ordinarily participate in healthcare consultation to have their say in a safe and supportive environment.
Each Kitchen Table Discussion will be led by a Consumer Host with a strong community network and will invite up to 10 community members to a discussion in a location of their choosing. The Host guides the discussion with a set of questions provided to them and reports the outcomes back to Health Consumers Queensland.
Role of the Discussion Host
As the host, your role will be plan, coordinate and facilitate a once-only 90-minute discussion you’re your local network and community members. This includes:
- Inviting up to 10 participants who would be interested in being part of the discussion on this important subject. They will be your local community connections (ideally, people who do not normally have their voice heard in healthcare).
- Choosing a venue, time and date between 21st February and 13th March that works for your participants.
- Host the session.
- Complete and provide a feedback report to Health Consumers Queensland by 21st March 2020.
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20 Jan 2020
Host a Kitchen Table Discussion with your local community members on what’s important to you in relation to primary health care.
Closing date: 7th February 2020
Please complete this application form and return it to [email protected] by 4.00pm on 7 February 2020.
About the project
The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF), in collaboration with Health Consumers Queensland, is offering consumers and carers from across Australia the opportunity to facilitate a consultation with their local community on primary health care, and how we can deliver health care in the community that is accessible, convenient and keeps people well.
Primary health care is usually the first contact a person has with the health system and relates to health care received outside of a hospital setting. Primary care providers include your local general practitioner (GP), community nurses, nurse practitioners, allied health professionals, pharmacists, dentists and Aboriginal health workers.
CHF is contributing to the development of the Australian Government’s Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan, and we want to ensure consumer views are central to that Plan. We are undertaking a series of 12 Kitchen Table Discussions across the country to hear from consumers about what matters to them when it comes to primary health care.
About Kitchen Table Discussions
Kitchen Table Discussions are community engagement sessions led by local people for local people. They allow individuals and small groups to participate in discussions at a time of day, and in a place, that suits them. The discussions enable health consumers, carers and community members who do not ordinarily participate in healthcare consultation to have their say in a safe and supportive environment.
Each Kitchen Table Discussion will be led by a Consumer Host with a strong community network and will invite up to 10 community members to a discussion in a location of their choosing. The Host guides the discussion with a set of questions provided to them and reports back the outcomes to Health Consumers Queensland. Health Consumers Queensland will compile the responses into a set of consumer insights to help inform CHF’s input into the Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan.
Who are we looking for as consumer or carer hosts?
We are looking for 12 people to host the Kitchen Table Discussions from across all states and territories. We would like our hosts to have personal experience with or an interest in primary health care. We are also interested in representing the views of a range of consumers who may not typically have a say in healthcare. To achieve this, we are particularly looking for hosts who are consumers and/or carers and can demonstrate they have strong links with their communities.
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