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2019-2020 Annual Report Table of Contents 2019-2020 Annual Report Table of Contents Chair’s Report 5 CEO’s Report 6 Board Members 8 Our Vision Organisation Structure 10 Working to ensure optimal health workforce to Health Workforce and Service Planning 12 enhance the health of Queensland communities. Health Workforce Needs Assessment 13 Our Purpose Overview of Key Workforce Issues 14 Conference Papers and Presentations 15 Creating sustainable health workforce solutions that meet the needs of remote, rural and Access 16 regional and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruiting Health Professionals 17 communities. A Calling to Cooktown 18 Our Values Workforce Programs 19 Integrity Quality 20 We behave in an ethical and professional manner Health Workforce Scholarship Program 21 at all times showing respect and empathy. Professional Development (PD) Workshops 23 Commitment Sustainability 25 We enhance health services in remote and rural GROW Rural 26 Queensland communities. John Flynn Placement Program 27 Equity Joint Rural Health Club Weekend 28 We provide equal access to services based on prioritised need. Conference Bursaries and Sponsorship 29 QRMFN & RDAQ Conference Family Program 31 Acknowledgements Partnerships and Collaboration 32 Health Workforce Queensland acknowledges the RWAN and Consortium 33 traditional custodians of the land and sea where we live and work and pay our respects to Elders Workforce Projects 34 past, present and future. External Events Attended 35 Event Management Support 36 Financial Statements 37 Health Workforce Queensland would like to Statement of Profit or Loss 38 acknowledge the Australian Government Statement of Financial Position 39 Department of Health for their continued funding of our workforce programs for the 2019-2020 Independent Auditor’s Report 40 financial year. Auditor’s Independence Declaration 43 Front Cover Photo The front cover photo taken by Sarah MacKenzie from Southern Queensland Rural Health in Dingo, Central Queensland. Chair’s Report During this financial year, we have the teams to continue to serve On behalf of the Board, I am had some significant changes our remote and rural communities pleased to advise that Health to the Board. At the AGM held in a very uncertain environment. Workforce Queensland has on 29 November 2019, we saw Additionally, many steps were taken ended the 2019-2020 financial the changing of the guard with to ensure the health, safety and year in a solid financial position. two long standing members welfare of all of the Agency’s staff. The Agency has positioned retiring. I wish to thank Dr Alan itself to deliver even more in the McMahon (Director from 8 Dec The Agency successfully negotiated 2020-2021 financial year as we 2000 to 29 Nov 2019) and Mr Terry the renewal of its three major expand and develop our services Fleischfresser (Director from 17 contracts being the Rural Health and continue to innovate and Feb 2007 to 29 Nov 2019) for their Workforce Support Activity along respond to remote and rural outstanding contributions during with the Lead Agency role for community needs. their tenure and welcome newly the national Rural Workforce appointed Directors Dr Ross Agencies Network (RWAN) On behalf of the Board, I would Maxwell and Mrs Jane Williams consortium contracts for the John like to congratulate Chris Mitchell to the Board. We appreciate the Flynn Placement Program and on his role as the RWAN Chair. His insights and expertise they both the Health Workforce Scholarship appointment to this role is truly an bring in relation to remote and Program. The RWAN Consortium endorsement of his dedication rural practice. successfully tendered for the More and commitment to improved Doctors for Rural Australia Support health services for remote and Package (MDRAP) and the Agency rural communities over the The year has certainly been one commenced the Lead Agency role last few decades. The Board that has been both rewarding, for this national contract from late welcomes the appointment and yet deeply challenging for June 2020. of Zena Martin to the newly our remote and rural communities, created position of Deputy Chief Health Workforce Queensland (the These developments are Executive Officer. Agency) as an organisation and recognition by the Australian its staff. Following on from drought Government Department of I wish to commend the excellent and summer fires, we were thrown Health of the importance of the working relationships that have into the unknown with the COVID-19 role Rural Workforce Agencies been developed with numerous global pandemic. Despite obvious play in the planning, support and partner agencies, especially challenges, I am pleased to report development of the remote and Australian Government and State that our Chief Executive Officer, rural workforce. It was pleasing to Government Health officials, and Chris Mitchell and the Leadership see Health Workforce Queensland the other members of the RWAN. Team were highly proactive in acknowledged in the Lead Agency implementing measures that ensured role in the MDRAP Support Package I thank my colleagues on business functions and services were as well as a key stakeholder in the Board for their ongoing seamlessly adapted and enabled the Queensland remote and rural commitment to Health Workforce health sector. Queensland and the communities we serve. In this period, we said farewell to Emeritus Professor Paul Worley, the I acknowledge Chris Mitchell, inaugural National Rural Health CEO and the Leadership Team for Commissioner, and welcomed their continued leadership and Associate Professor Ruth Stewart. management of the Agency and We congratulate Associate Professor congratulate them on another Stewart on her appointment into positive year. Lastly but most the role and are enthusiastic importantly, I would like to thank about the future of her role, and the passionate staff members of optimistic for Queensland as Health Workforce Queensland we look to put into action the who, year on year, work hard reported recommendations of the for the communities and health Commissioner which will enhance professionals of remote and rural and deliver better health outcomes Queensland. for rural and remote communities. Emeritus Professor Robert Stable – Board Chair Photo taken by Roslyn Budd 4 2019-20 HWQ Annual Report | 5 CEO’s Report A Country of Extremes Stakeholder Engagement Agency Update Future Focused In the 2019-20 financial year we witnessed The Health Workforce Stakeholder Group (HWSG) Over the last 12 months the Agency has continued I am delighted to announce that in the 2019-20 many extraordinary events as we experienced continues to expand its membership and we to grow and develop new capabilities. Health financial year we renewed contracts with the Australian extreme weather events including the long- welcome the inclusion of the Office of Rural Workforce Queensland functions as the Lead Government Department of Health, and we are term drought, the floods in North Queensland and Remote Health (ORRH), and the Australian Agency for a number of national consortium excited to continue to deliver the following programs: submerging over 25,000 square metres of Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA). contracts for the Rural Workforce Agency country, devastating homes, crops, wildlife and Network (RWAN). This year the RWAN Consortium • Rural Health Workforce Support Activity, cattle. Then followed the worst known The HWSG is an important group that provides successfully tendered for the MDRAP Support • Health Workforce Scholarship Program, start to the bushfire season that Queensland advice and insights that challenge and validate Package which is aimed at supporting non- • John Flynn Placement Program, and has ever witnessed with scores of bushfires the health professions and locations that are VR doctors to gain valuable general practice • More Doctors for Rural Australia Support Package. raging across the State. most in need in remote and rural Queensland. experience prior to joining a fellowship pathway. Across the Agency, we’ve continued to innovate and The HWSG provides important input to the During the year I was asked to take on the develop our services which is even more evident in The emergence of COVID-19 in January led to Agency’s annual Health Workforce Needs National Chair role for RWAN following the the COVID-19 pandemic. An example of this is the major challenges to our health systems, to the Assessment which provides a detailed narrative resignation of Megan Cahill, Independent Chair. development of Go Rural ‘Virtually’, an online virtual way we access care and to the way we work and about the current and emerging workforce issues Sarah Venn, Health Workforce and Service rural promotion event for students, which connects socialise. The almost daily announcements of the for each health discipline in Queensland. Planning Manager, provides the Secretariat students with health professionals and general spread of COVID-19 along with significant travel support to RWAN and the RWAN Chair. practice in a remote or rural location. Additionally, the limitations and border closures has changed all of In October 2019, Queensland celebrated as number of Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings have our lives, in one way or another. we welcomed our first ever Chief Aboriginal In response to the increased number and intensified, and the level of active engagement and and Torres Strait Islander Health Officer. complexity of national consortium contracts collaboration internally and externally has increased. The consequences of these
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