Queensland Health Strategic Plan 2011-2015
The Queensland Health Strategic Plan 2011-2015 is a core planning document for the department. Strategic planning provides a way for Queensland Health to determine its mission and purpose, and a set of underpinning values to guide the department's activities. It ensures the alignment of our priorities and activities with the Queensland Government's policies and priorities, outlining how we will deliver on the government's policy agenda. It also supports Queensland Health's commitment to implementing shared initiatives between the State and Australian Governments.
Our mission
Working together for a healthier Queensland.
Our purpose
Providing safe, sustainable, efficient, quality and responsive health services for all Queenslanders.
Our values
We recognise that Queenslanders trust us to act in their interests at all times. To fulfill our mission and sustain this trust we share five core values:
- Caring for people
- Leadership
- Partnership
- Accountability, efficiency and effectiveness
- Innovation
Our strategic priorities
Queensland Health continues to face a challenging operating environment. These challenges include:
- A growing and ageing population.
- Economic, fiscal and health technology impacts.
- A growing burden of disease, particularly in relation to chronic conditions.
- The health impacts of socioeconomic disadvantage and cultural and linguistic diversity.
- The rate of burden of disease from all causes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- The dispersion of Queensland's population across the state.
- Workforce challenges.
To find out more, you can read the Queensland Health Strategic Plan 2011-2015 online.
Alternatively, you can download the:
- Queensland Health Strategic Plan 2011-2015 (PDF 944kb)
- Queensland Health Strategic Plan 2011-2015 overview (PDF 272kb)
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