Queensland Numbered Acts

HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK ACT 2011 No. 32 - SECT 45

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 State-wide health service plans, workforce plans and capital works plans;

(d) to manage the land, buildings and other assets owned by the State for which the chief executive is responsible;

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

(f) to employ staff and manage State-wide industrial relations, including the negotiation of certified agreements, and making applications to make or vary awards;

(g) to establish the terms and conditions of employment for health service employees;

(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 networks;

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

(l) to provide support services to networks;

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

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

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

(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.