CSCF maintenance and development
Updates
Updates to the Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) will be posted online. Alternatively email cscf@health.qld.gov.au for more detail.
Maintenance and development responsibilities
The Department of Health (DoH) is responsible for the system-wide maintenance and development of the Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) v3.2 and subsequent versions.
This responsibility includes, but is not limited to:
- Further simplification of the CSCF where practicable.
- Ensuring the CSCF aligns with future legislation, evidence-based clinical practice and policy direction evolution.
- Updating existing CSCF modules as required (including integration of CSCF licensed private health facilities companion document within the broader CSCF)
- Developing new CSCF modules as directed by the Department of Health.
A CSCF governance committee has been established to oversee these responsibilities and make recommendation/s on future amendments to, and/or development of the Queensland CSCF.
CSCF governance committee
CSCF governance committee members have been appointed by the CSCF sponsor—the Chief Health Officer and Deputy Director-General, Prevention Division—on the basis of their position, sector, discipline and/or geographical location and include:
| Member | Position | Committee role |
|---|---|---|
| Dr John Gerrard | Chief Health Officer / Deputy Director General, Queensland Health | Chair |
| Debbie Carroll | Chief Executive, Wide Bay HHS | Member |
| Tina Chinery | A/Chief Executive, Cairns and Hinterland HHS | Member |
| Cheryl Clayton | Director of Clinical Services, The Wesley Hospital | Member |
| Nathan Costin | Director, System Planning Branch, Strategic Policy and Planning Division, Queensland Health | Member |
| Dr Petra Derrington | Pathology Queensland, Health Support Queensland, Department of Health | Member |
| Wendy Fennah | Nursing Director, Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Unit, Clinical Excellence Division, Queensland Health | Member |
| Lucy Fisher | Executive Director, Private Hospitals Association of Queensland | Member |
| Melissa Fox | Chief Executive Officer, Health Consumers Queensland | Member |
| Dr Lizbeth Kenny | Chair, Statewide Clinical Networks, Department of Health | Member |
| Dr Alexandra Markwell | Chair, Queensland Clinical Senate, Department of Health | Member |
| Liza-Jane McBride | Chief Allied Health Officer, Allied Health Professions Office of Queensland, Clinical Excellence Division, Department of Health | Member |
| Karen Murphy | A/Chief Executive, North West HHS | Member |
| Shelley Nowlan | Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Clinical Excellence Division, Department of Health | Member |
| Chris Went | Chief Executive Officer, Greenslopes Private Hospital | Member |
David Harper | Qld State Manager, Healthscope | Member |
| Geoffrey Bryant | Director, Office of Health Service Chief Executive Forum | Observer / advisor |
| Dr Bruce Chater | Medical Superintendent Theodore, Central Queensland HHS and Associate Professor and Head of Discipline - Rural and Remote Medicine, UQ | Observer / advisor |
| Michelle Garner | Executive Director Nursing, Midwifery and Clinical Governance, North West HHS | Observer / advisor |
| Donna Richmond | Director, Strategy, Planning and Performance, Torres and Cape HHS | Observer / advisor |
Janet Martin | Director, Clinical Governance, Mental Health & Alcohol and Other Drug Branch, Clinical Excellence Division, Queensland Health | Observer / advisor |
| Dr Lynne McKinlay | Director, Qld Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Division of Medicine & committee observer | Observer / advisor |
| Dr Steve McTaggart | Executive Director Medical Services, Children’s Health Queensland | Observer / advisor |
| Helen Rees | Director, Private Health Regulation Unit, Prevention Division, Department of Health | Observer / advisor |
| Dorothy Vicenzino | Executive Director, Chief Medical Officer and Healthcare Regulation Branch, Prevention Division, Queensland Health | Observer / advisor |
| Sarah Wanless | Manager, Service Agreement Coordination, HPSP Division | Observer / advisor |
Private Health Regulation Unit, | Secretariat | |
+ad hoc clinical experts and/or discipline advisors as required.
The CSCF governance committee meets as required, with out-of-session communication occurring via electronic information sharing and/or discussion.
View the CSCF governance committee Terms of reference (PDF 70 kB). A record of meeting actions can be obtained by emailing Private_Health@health.qld.gov.au
CSCF user group
A statewide forum for CSCF users has been established and meets as required to::
- Facilitate discussion on application of the CSCF in Queensland public hospitals and licensed private health facilities.
- Raise and clarify issues specific to the CSCF.
- Offer suggestions for improvement to the Queensland CSCF.
Participation in CSCF user group meetings is open to all interested parties, limited only by meeting venue space availability and/or video and teleconference capacity. The opportunity to participate in meetings is provided on a ‘first in, first accommodated’ basis via advance notice of meeting participation to the CSCF User Group Chair (to allow for booking arrangements).
View the CSCF user group Terms of reference (PDF 55 kB). A record of user group actions can be obtained by emailing Private_Health@health.qld.gov.au