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Queensland Health employs over 130,00 people state-wide and has an annual operating budget of A$28.9 billion. [3] [4] At the end of June 2024, Queensland Health had 13,810 beds, including day treatment chairs and observation ward spaces, between 300-400 of which are Intensive Care beds. [5] [6]
Jeannette Rosita Young AC PSM (born 1963) is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who is currently Governor of Queensland, since 1 November 2021. Before being sworn in as Governor, Young was Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021. [3] [4]
Dr John Gerrard. John Gerrard is currently the Chief Health Officer of Queensland, beginning the role in December 2021.Gerrard has a record in research of emerging infectious diseases and vaccine development, investigating AIDS in Australia and dealing with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014. [3]
Each government department is led by a director-general or commissioner, who reports to the responsible minister. The minister has responsibility for instituting government policy and setting the department's priorities, whereas the director-general or commissioner leads the department operationally and is employed under the state's Public ...
The Crisafulli Ministry is the current ministry of the Government of Queensland led by David Crisafulli.Crisafulli led the Liberal National Party (LNP) to its second election victory (the first being 2012) since its formation in 2008 after the merger of the state branches of the Liberal and National parties.
Funding for Health and Wellbeing Queensland comes directly through Queensland Health, who receives departmental funding from the Queensland Government. [ 2 ] Between 2020 and 2024, the Queensland Budget will also provide A$ 158.6 million in funding to establish the agency, A$ 133.4 million of which is from appropriations within Queensland Health.
Immediately following Crisafulli's election win, he contacted Director-General of Queensland's Department of Premier and Cabinet Mike Kaiser to terminate his position as director-general. [40] This was anticipated by Kaiser, who left his position peacefully, congratulating the premier for his election. [ 41 ]
The position was created in November 1982 because the newly appointed Director-General of Health was not a doctor. [2] The position is an advisory in nature and does not have executive or operational authority. [3] As of 22 October 2024, the Chief Medical Officer is Tony Lawler, [4] who succeeded Paul Kelly.