GPQ is committed to engagement and ongoing collaboration with the Queensland Government.
This partnership is critically important to GPQ 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 three strategic stakeholder areas:
- Engagement with the Minister for Health;
- Engagement with the Department of Premier and Cabinet;
- Engagement with the Health Executive Management Team.
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 |
Engagement with the Minister for Health |
| Expected Outcomes |
Increased ministerial understanding of the role of general practice and the divisions Network
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 Queensland Health Minister & Parliamentary Secretary
- Regular liaison with ministerial advisors
- Identification of current and emerging issues
- Facilitate ministerial Division visits
- Publicise achievements
|
| Responsibility |
GPQ Board and Management Team representatives |
|
| Strategic Area |
Engagement with the 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
|
| Responsibility |
GPQ Board and Management Team representatives |
|
| Strategic Area |
Engagement with the Health Executive Management Team |
| 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
- 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
|
| Responsibility |
GPQ Board and Management Team representatives, and relevant GPQ staff |
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