Volume of additional information Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee March 2020 Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee Chair Mr Aaron Harper MP, Member for Thuringowa Deputy Chair Mr Mark McArdle MP, Member for Caloundra Members Mr Martin Hunt MP, Member for Nicklin Mr Michael Berkman MP, Member for Maiwar Mr Barry O’Rourke MP, Member for Rockhampton Ms Joan Pease MP, Member for Lytton Committee Secretariat Telephone +61 7 3553 6626 Fax +61 7 3553 6699 Email [email protected] Technical Scrutiny +61 7 3553 6601 Secretariat Committee Web Page www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Health Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying Contents 1 Public engagement activities for the inquiry 1 2 Officials and representatives at briefings 4 3 Witnesses at hearings and forums 6 4 Inspections 19 5 Documents tabled at hearings and briefings 20 6 Responses to questions taken on notice at hearings and briefings 23 7 Web-based submission platform text 25 8 Submitters to the inquiry 28 Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee i Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying 1 Public engagement activities for the inquiry Distribution of issues paper and inquiry information To raise awareness of the inquiry and the call for submissions, the committee posted hard copies of the issues paper for the inquiry, submission forms and flyers to the following stakeholder groups and individuals: • Queensland public and private hospitals • Queensland residential aged care facilities • Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier and Minister for Trade • Hon Jackie Trad MP, Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships • Hon Stephen Miles MP, Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services • Hon Coralee O’Rourke MP, Minister for Communities and Minister for Disability Services and Seniors • other Members of the Queensland Parliament • Federal Ministers and agencies responsible for aged care and health • the Health Ombudsman • professional legal associations • the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety • private health insurers • unions representing workers in the aged care and health sectors • local governments, including indigenous councils, and the Local Government Association of Queensland • faith groups • stakeholders registered with government lists and previous committee inquiries • the State’s 16 hospital and health services • Queensland primary health networks • oncology support networks • multicultural groups, and • other stakeholders who registered with the committee specifically to receive information about the inquiry. Online submissions To make the submission process more accessible, the committee provided a web-based platform for lodging short submission to the inquiry. This platform asked a series of questions for submitters to respond to and provided space to post additional comments. A total of 2,219 submissions to the inquiry were lodged via this platform. The text from the application is included in this volume. Information to the committee’s subscribers The committee provided information about the inquiry to over 4,000 groups and individuals registered with the secretariat to receive regular email updates about the committee’s work. Advertising for the inquiry The committee supported its engagement activities through the placement of advertisements in various media publications throughout the inquiry. Advertisements about the inquiry and call for submissions were placed in The Courier Mail on 16 February 2019, the Queensland Country Life on 21 February 2019, all Quest newspapers across Queensland on 28 March 2019 and the Bribie Weekly on Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee 1 Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying 28 March 2019. The committee also placed advertisements in publications about its upcoming public hearings and forums. Table 1 below sets out the dates and publications for all advertising. Table 1: Advertising for the inquiry Date Newspapers Commencement of inquiry and call for submissions 16 February 2019 The Courier Mail 21 February 2019 Queensland Country Life 28 March 2019 all 13 Quest papers plus the Bribie Weekly Public hearing - Caloundra 25 April 2019 Caloundra Weekly 25 April 2019 Sunshine Coast Daily Public hearing - Toowoomba 27 April 2019 The Toowoomba Chronicle 30 April 2019 Dalby Herald 30 April 2019 High Country Herald 1 May 2019 Gatton, Lockyer and Brisbane Valley Star 1 May 2019 The Pittsworth Sentinel 1 May 2019 The Clifton Courier 1 May 2019 The Oakey Champion Public hearings and forums – Cairns, Mossman, Townsville, Palm Island and Mount Isa 17 May 2019 Ayr Advocate 18 May 2019 Cairns Post 18 May 2019 Innisfail Advocate 18 May 2019 Townsville Bulletin 18 May 2019 The North West Star 22 May 2019 The Herbert River Express 22 May 2019 Koori Mail 23 May 2019 Port Douglas & Mossman Gazette 22 May 2019 The Express 23 May 2019 The Northern Miner Charters Towers Public forum - Longreach 20 June 2019 Queensland Country Life 21 June 2019 The Longreach Leader Public hearings - Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Rockhampton 6 July 2019 The Bundaberg News Mail 6 July 2019 Fraser Coast Chronicle 2 Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying Date Newspapers 6 July 2019 The Morning Bulletin Public hearings – Ipswich and Gold Coast 31 August 2019 The Queensland Times 31 August 2019 Gold Coast Bulletin Public hearings – Gladstone and Mackay 19 October 2019 Daily Mercury 19 October 2019 The Observer Social media postings The committee announced the inquiry and call for submissions on the Queensland Parliament’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin social media accounts on 14 February 2019, and posted regular updates about public hearings throughout the inquiry. Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee 3 Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying 2 Officials and representatives at briefings The committee received public and private briefings throughout the inquiry process. The committee has subsequently authorised the release of some of the transcripts of the private briefings. The departmental officials and representatives of other organisations that briefed the committee are listed below: 6 December 2018 – Brisbane Queensland Health • Ms Kathleen Forrester, Deputy Director-General, Strategy, Policy and Planning Division • Ms Belinda Lewis, Director, Social Inclusion and Connected Care Unit, Strategy, Policy and Planning Division • Dr Bill Lukin, Consultant, Community Palliative Care Service, Metro North Hospital and Health Service • Dr John Wakefield, Deputy Director-General, Clinical Excellence Division 23 January 2019 – Brisbane Palliative Care Queensland • Dr Robyn Brogan, Dr Robyn, 2018 Clinician of the Year and Clinical Director, Mt Isa Palliative Care Service (via teleconference) • Dr Richard Corkhill, Vice President, Palliative Care Queensland and Clinical Director, Townsville Hospital and Health Service Palliative Care Services (via teleconference) • Ms Karen Gower, State Council Member • Mr John Haberecht, President, Palliative Care Queensland and Director of Learning and Development, Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education (via teleconference) • Ms Carol Hope, State Council Member • Ms Shyla Mills, Chief Executive Officer Department of Justice and the Attorney General • Ms Kim Chandler, Director, Strategic Policy and Legal Services • Mrs Leanne Robertson, Assistant Director-General, Strategic Policy and Legal Services • Ms Eryn Voevodin, Principal Legal Officer, Strategic, Policy and Legal Services Queensland Health • Ms Margaret Broomfield, Director, Home and Aged Care Services, Metro South Hospital and Health Service • Ms Kathleen Forrester, Deputy Director-General, Strategy Policy and Planning • Dr Bill Lukin, Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital • Mr Stephen Stewart, Director, Strategic Policy Unit, Strategy, Policy and Planning Division • Dr John Wakefield, Deputy Director-General, Clinical Excellence Queensland 25 March 2019 – Brisbane Queensland Health • Dr John Wakefield, Deputy Director-General, Clinical Excellence Queensland • Ms Kathleen Forrester, Deputy Director-General, Strategy, Policy and Planning Division • Mr David Harmer, Senior Director, Strategic Policy and Legislation Branch, Strategy, Policy and Planning Division 4 Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying 1 April 2019 – Brisbane Queensland Health • Ms Kathleen Forrester, Deputy Director-General, Strategy, Policy and Planning Division • Mr David Harmer, Senior Director, Strategic Policy and Legislation Branch, Strategy, Policy and Planning Division Queensland Ambulance Service • Mr Russell Bowles, Commissioner • Mr Mike Randall, Executive Director, Operational Business Intelligence and Planning 5 April 2019 – Brisbane Queensland