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About Us

The Office of Rural and Remote Health was established in December 2008 as a result of the preceding Queensland Health Reform when it was recognised that there were significant issues in providing health services to rural and remote areas; and that there are people who work in rural and remote areas who are isolated from corporate structures.

The Office consists of Units in Roma, Toowoomba, Cairns and Brisbane bringing together various groups primarily concerned with rural and remote health issues under one structure.

Office of Rural and Remote Health Functional Organisational Chart  (PDF, 25 KB).

Role

The Office of Rural and Remote Health is tasked with the:

• Development of a sustainable health workforce for rural and remote Queensland, including attraction and retention; training and education, and the administration of scholarships schemes
• Provision of rural and remote clinical governance and medical advisory services and programs
• Development of new service models for rural and remote Queensland, including specialist outreach services such as the Commonwealth Medical Specialist Outreach Program, and flying specialist services including obstetrics and gynaecology;
• Provide,  specifically in relation to corporate support services, support to the following Health Service Districts:

  	-  Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula
  	-  Cape York
  	-  Mount Isa
  	-  South West
  	-  Central West

Major Responsibilities

• Support the development of safe and sustainable models of health care delivery and workforce to rural and remote Queensland
• Actively participate in the development of State and National policy and frameworks to improve the health of regional, rural and remote Australia, such as Blueprint for the Bush and the Commonwealth Office of Rural Health
• Supports the CEO’s of the Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula, Cape York, Mt Isa, Central West and South West District Health Services by providing a range of support services.  
• This support includes, but is not limited to, workforce planning, business and financial management, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health support and development, education and training, medical advisory and clinical governance.