Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS REGULATION 2023 - REG 45

45 Functions of a safety and quality committee

A safety and quality committee established by a Service’s board has the following functions—

(a) advising the board on matters relating to the safety and quality of health services provided by the Service, including the Service’s strategies for the following—

(i) minimising preventable patient harm;

(ii) reducing unjustified variation in clinical care;

(iii) improving the experience of patients and carers of the Service in receiving health services;

(iv) complying with national and State strategies, policies, agreements and standards relevant to promoting consultation with health consumers and members of the community about the provision of health services by the Service;

Examples of policies and standards—

• the document called ‘Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights’ published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

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

(b) monitoring the Service’s governance arrangements relating to the safety and quality of health services, including by monitoring compliance with the Service’s policies and plans about safety and quality;

(c) promoting improvements in the safety and quality of health services provided by the Service;

(d) monitoring the safety and quality of health services being provided by the Service using appropriate indicators developed by the Service;

(e) monitoring the workplace culture of the Service in relation to the safety and quality of health services provided by the Service;

(f) collaborating with other safety and quality committees, the department and State-wide quality assurance committees in relation to the safety and quality of health services;

(g) any other function given to the committee by the Service’s board, if the function is not inconsistent with a function mentioned in paragraph (a) to (f) .

Example of a function for paragraph (g)—

overseeing workplace health and safety practices in the Service