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Queensland Health is a dynamic organisation committed to providing a range of services aimed at achieving good health and well-being for all Queenslanders.

Through a network of 20 Health Service Districts and the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services. These include hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.

Queensland Health has facilities stretching from the south-east corner of the State, west to the boarder and up to the northernmost Primary Health Care Centre on Boigu Island, about eight kilometres off the Papua New Guinea coast and 190 kilometres north-northwest of Cape York. 

Almost a third of Queensland Health doctors delivering medical care are located in non-metropolitan areas. They are supported by doctors working in general practice, visiting medical specialists, and doctors who work for non-government agencies such as the Aboriginal Medical Services or the Royal Flying Doctor Service.  Some doctors travel long distances by road or light aircraft to run outpatient clinics in small towns and communities. Doctors are supported by nursing, allied health and other clinical and administrative staff who work in local hospitals and community health services or provide outreach services.

Queensland Health has a network of initiatives designed to overcome the tyranny of distance outside the State’s non-metropolitan areas. From the 13HEALTH hotline to the ever-increasing network of Telehealth facilities, Queensland Health is using communications technology to put non-metropolitan residents in direct contact with clinicians and specialists. And for those who do have to travel more than 50 kilometres to see a specialist face-to-face, there are travel and accommodation subsidies available.

Information courtesy of The State of Queensland (Queensland Health) 2006

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