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General Practice Queensland is committed to engagement and ongoing collaboration with the Queensland Government. This partnership is critically important to General Practice Queensland and the Queensland Divisions Network.

General Practice Queensland’s strategic vision for working with the Queensland Government encompasses the following critical objectives:

To exert influence on health policy development in Queensland;
To have an impact on decisions relating to the delivery of health services in Queensland;
To promote the effective and efficient use of resources;
To raise the profile of general practice and promote partnerships within the primary health care sector; and
To encourage integration between general practice and other parts of the health system.

Achieving these objectives requires collaboration with key Queensland Government stakeholders. These are identified in the table below which includes four strategic stakeholder areas:

Engagement with the Qld Minister for Health;
Engagement with the Qld Department of Premier and Cabinet;
Engagement with the Queensland Health Executive Management Team; and
Engagement with the Qld Department of Communities Executive.

These four areas are supported by a monitoring and reporting framework that will enable the monitoring and reporting on these four areas and GPQ’s broader stakeholder engagement and representation, policy, and advocacy activity.

Strategic Area	Ministerial Engagement – Queensland Health Minister
Expected Outcomes	Increased ministerial understanding of the role of general practice and the Divisions Network in Qld Increased ministerial understanding of solutions for health care reform that can be provided through Divisions of General Practice Evidence of input into the development of key government health policy
Key Activities	Meetings with QH Minister & Parliamentary Secretary Regular liaison with ministerial advisors Identification of current and emerging issues Facilitate ministerial Division visits Publicise achievements
Timeframe	Bi-monthly
Responsibility	GPQ Board and Management Team representatives

Strategic Area	Engagement with the Qld Department of Premier and Cabinet
Expected Outcomes	Increased understanding of the role of general practice and the Divisions Network in Qld Increased understanding of solutions for health care reform that can be provided through Divisions of General Practice Evidence of input into the development of key government health policy initiatives
Key Activities	Identification and regular liaison with key staff Publicise achievements
Timeframe	Quarterly
Responsibility	GPQ Board and Management Team representatives

Strategic Area	Engagement with the Queensland Health Executive Management Team and other key personnel
Expected Outcomes	Increased understanding of the role of general practice and the Divisions Network in Qld Joint identification of priority issues for action Joint identification of resources to support priority areas of action Evidence of input into Queensland Health policy and subsequent implementation Evidence of increased Queensland Government resourcing to the Queensland Divisions Network to implement identified key collaborations
Key Activities	Monthly meeting with Executive Director – Policy, Planning and Resourcing Regular liaison and engagement with Area Managers and key Area staff GPQ participation in the 3 Area Health Partnerships with Divisions Identification and liaison with key staff within the Queensland Health Executive on an issue by issue basis Participation in the Joint Work plan Implementation Committee
Timeframe	Monthly
Responsibility	GPQ Board and Management Team representatives, and relevant GPQ staff

Strategic Area	Engagement with the QLD Department of Communities Executive and Disability Services Qld’s Executive
Expected Outcomes	Increased understanding of the role of general practice and the Divisions network in Qld Joint identification of priority issues for action Joint identification of resources to support priority areas of action Evidence of input into Disability Services Queensland’s and the Department of Communities’ policy and its subsequent implementation
Key Activities	Quarterly meeting with relevant senior staff, e.g., Department of Communities’ Assistant Director General, Strategic Policy and Evaluation Directorate Regular liaison and engagement with key area/regional staff
Timeframe	Quarterly
Responsibility	GPQ Board and Management Team representatives, and relevant GPQ staff