Rural Health Advisory Council
Terms of Reference

The Rural Health Advisory Council Terms of Reference are to provide strategic advice in relation to:

Contemporary rural health issues including:
- development of Health Service Models
  eg Multipurpose Health Services;
- patient transport;
  service issues;
- placement of students;
- scholarships;
- rural health training units;
- clinical privileges;
- flying specialist services.
Recruitment, retention, education and training of rural health workers;
Health issues and needs for rural communities;
A whole of government approach to better health;
Implementation and strategies for advancing rural health policies in
Queensland;
Consider matters referred by the Minister or Director-General; and
To recommend specific strategies to address the specific and differing needs
of rural people.

Medical Sub- Committee
Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference for the Medical Sub-Committee of the Rural Health Advisory Council are:

To consider and advise on medical matters referred by the Rural Health Advisory Council;
To provide input on such matters as clinical privileges, placement of medical students, training of medical staff, and flying specialist services.
To consider, and provide comment on, service models, clinical policies and protocols, and standards as they relate to medical practice in remote and rural Queensland.
To provide advice on the Commonwealth's programmes for medical practitioners.
The Medical Sub-Committee meets "back to back" with the Rural Health Advisory Council.

This page last updated: 8 July, 2003
Review date: September 2003