Refugee Health Queensland
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Refugee communities |
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Refugee Health Queensland was established in 2008 as a statewide service to provide refugees, special humanitarian entrants and asylum seekers with:
- standard initial health assessments, including public health screening and catch-up vaccination
- coordination of short term health management with additional support for complex cases
- supported referral to existing services for continuing care, in particular, general practitioners.
The service is coordinated by Mater Health Services with funding from Queensland Health.
In 2010-11, 86 per cent of all newly arrived refugees available for an initial assessment were seen by Refugee Health Queensland, with 97.5 per cent of clients linked to a general practitioner in their local community.
Refugee Health Queensland website at Mater Health Services
Service locations
- South Brisbane The South Brisbane clinic is located at Mater Health Services and includes the central administrative hub
- North Brisbane: located at Zillmere Community Centre
- Logan: located at Logan Central Community Health Centre
- Toowoomba: located at Kobi House, Toowoomba Health Services
- Cairns: part of the Community and Primary Prevention Service, Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District
- Townsville: provided by Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local. Phone 07 4421 7759.
Service Plan
Executive Summary
Service Plan - Part 1 Part 2
What's new?
Queensland Health Guideline for multicultural policy implementation
A guideline to assist Hospital and Health Services and Queensland Health to implement the Queensland Multicultural Policy - A multicultural future for all of us effectively.
Health Care Providers' Handbook on Sikh Patients
A quick-reference tool for health workers to use when caring for Sikh patients. The handbook aims to help health workers understand the religious beliefs and practices of Sikhs that can affect health care.
Health Care Providers' Handbook on Hindu Patients
A quick-reference tool for health workers to use when caring for Hindu patients. The handbook aims to help health workers understand the religious beliefs and practices of Hindus that can affect health care.
Community profiles for health care providers
A series of 18 cultural profiles that aim to assist health care providers to better understand the health beliefs, pre-migration experiences, communication preferences and other aspects of their clients' culture.
Death and hospitalisation rates by country of birth in Queensland
A series of reports which provides an analysis of deaths and hospitalisation rates among Queenslanders based on country of birth.
Cross Cultural Learning and Development Calendar 2012
A calendar which contains the dates for all Queensland Health cross cultural learning and development training courses for 2012.
Complaints about health or other services
Do you have concerns about a government or non-government health service or are you unhappy with the way an issue has been handled? Do you think you have been treated unfairly or are you concerned about a decision or action of a health professional?
It is ok to complain, and there are organisations that are independent of the government that can help you, free of charge.
Go to the Queensland Independent Complaint Agencies' website for more information.
