Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 45

45 Functions of chief executive

The chief executive has the following functions—

(a) to provide strategic leadership and direction for the delivery of public sector health services in the State;

(b) to promote the effective and efficient use of available resources in the delivery of public sector health services in the State;

(c) to develop Statewide health service plans, workforce plans and capital works plans;

(d) to manage major capital works for proposed public sector health service facilities;

(e) to employ staff in the department, including to work for Services other than prescribed Services;

(f) to manage Statewide industrial relations, including the negotiation of certified agreements, and making applications to make or vary awards;

(g) to establish the conditions of employment for health service employees, including issuing health employment directives;

(h) to deliver specialised health services;

(i) to arrange for the provision of health services to public patients in private health facilities;

(j) to develop and issue health service directives to apply to the Services;

(k) to enter into service agreements with the Services;

(l) to provide support services to Services;

(m) to monitor and promote improvements in the quality of health services delivered by Services;

(n) to monitor the performance of Services, and take remedial action when performance does not meet the expected standard;

(o) to receive and validate performance data and other data provided by Services;

(p) to provide performance data and other data to the Commonwealth, or an entity established under an Act of the Commonwealth;

(q) other functions given to the chief executive under this Act or another Act.