Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS REGULATION 2023 - REG 18

18 Prescribed requirements for clinician engagement strategies

For section 40 (3) (a) of the Act , a clinician engagement strategy of a Service must—

(a) include the following—

(i) the objectives of the strategy;

(ii) how the strategy will contribute to the achievement of the organisational objectives of the Service;

(iii) the methods to be used for carrying out consultation with health professionals working in the Service, including how the consultation will involve health professionals with a diverse range of skills and experience;

Examples for subparagraph (iii)—

• holding quarterly meetings of a council consisting of senior health professionals to discuss key clinical issues

• appointing health professionals to committees established by the Service

• engaging with the groups of health professionals known as the Queensland Clinical Networks and the body known as the Queensland Clinical Senate

(iv) the key issues on which consultation with health professionals working in the Service will be carried out;

Examples of key issues for subparagraph (iv)—

• safety and quality of health services

• clinical standards, local clinical governance arrangements, clinical workforce education and training

• service planning and design for the Service

• service delivery by the Service

• monitoring and evaluation of service delivery by the Service

(v) how the Service will use information obtained from implementing the strategy to continuously improve consultation with health professionals under the strategy;

(vi) how the effectiveness of consultation with health professionals under the strategy will be measured and publicly reported; and

(b) have regard to national and State strategies, policies, agreements and standards relevant to promoting consultation with health professionals working in the Service; and

Example of standards—

the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, 2nd edition, formulated by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

(c) outline the relationship between the Service’s clinician engagement strategy and its consumer and community engagement strategy, health equity strategy and protocol with local primary healthcare organisations; and

(d) require a summary of the key issues discussed and decisions made in each of the Service’s board meetings to be made available to health professionals working in the Service, subject to the board’s obligations relating to confidentiality and privacy.