Queensland Health is the department of the Government of Queensland responsible for operating and administering the public health system of the Australian State of Queensland. It is responsible to the State's Health Minister Geoff Wilson and its Director-General is Tony O'Connell. In 2010, Queensland Health had approximately 78,000 employees across the state.
After significant problem with a new payroll system and the theft of $16 million the sta...
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Queensland Health is the department of the Government of Queensland responsible for operating and administering the public health system of the Australian State of Queensland. It is responsible to the State's Health Minister Geoff Wilson and its Director-General is Tony O'Connell. In 2010, Queensland Health had approximately 78,000 employees across the state.
After significant problem with a new payroll system and the theft of $16 million the state government is replacing the department on 1 July 2012 with two new entities.
In the mid-1940s Queensland was the first state in Australia to introduce free and universal public hospital treatment, a policy that some other states followed.
Queensland Health and the Bundaberg Base Hospital were involved in a scandal surrounding the employment of surgeon Jayant Patel. The Queensland Medical Board approved his registration and he was then quickly promoted to Director of Surgery even though he lacked specific qualifications.
In March 2005, Rob...
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