Queensland Health - 2012 Restructure

2012 Restructure

Following Queensland's agreement to participate in national health care reform in 2011, an Australian Health Care Agreement was signed that required the creation of local hospital networks that would be directly funded by the Commonwealth. In May 2012 legislation was introduced by the Honourable Lawrence Springbourg MP to formalise the conversion of the health districts created in the 2005 restructure to independent local Hospital and Health Services (HHSs). Under the new arrangements the HHSs would each have their own board to manage and oversee the operations of the HHS. The boards are then accountable to the Minister for Health, and a "system manager" would be establish to provide oversight and support to each of the services. These changes became effective on 1 July 2012.