Health employment directives
Queensland Health is committed to respecting, protecting and promoting the human rights of all people in Queensland. Under the Human Rights Act 2019, Queensland Health has an obligation to make decisions and act in ways that are compatible with human rights. When making a decision under a directive, policy or guideline, decision-makers must comply with that obligation.
Refer here for further information about the Human Rights Act 2019.
The Director-General may issue health employment directives (HED) setting conditions of employment for health service employees engaged under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 to ensure consistency in application of employee entitlements.
A HED is binding on the health service employees to which it applies, and compliance is mandatory by Hospital and Health Services (HHS) and the Department of Health.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce: Interim wage increase - HED No. 07/22Effective date: 14 December 2022 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce classification structure and entitlements - HED No. 04/23Effective date: 31 October 2023 |
Application of Department of Health human resource policies to senior health service employees - HED No. 04/20Effective date: 28 September 2020 |
Application of directives to employees engaged under certain awards – HED No. 01/18Effective date: 23 January 2018 ** The directives applied in the HED to employees covered by the Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award - State 2015 applies to the following employees:
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COVID-19: Special pandemic leave in lieu of sick or carer's leave – HED No. 03/22Effective date: 7 September 2022 |
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Employee Entitlements - Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) deployments - HED No. 05/21Effective date: 23 September 2021 |
Employment framework – Dental Hygienists - HED No. 01/24Effective date: 11 March 2024 |
Employment framework – Students in Medicine – HED No. 05/23Effective date: 21 November 2023 |
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Interim private practice – senior medical officers – HED No. 01/23Effective date: 2 June 2023 |
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Medical Officers with Private Practice (MOPP) and Medical Superintendents with Private Practice (MSPP) classification levels – HED No. 06/20Effective date: 08 October 2020 This HED does not have any impact on, or amend in any way, clause 13 ‘Classifications and minimum salary levels – senior medical officers’ of the Medical Officers’ (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015. |
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Senior medical officers: Special remuneration arrangements – HED No. 03/23Effective date: 1 November 2023 |
Senior medical officers: Remuneration support – private practice diagnostic billing – HED No. 04/22Effective date: 1 July 2022
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Special pandemic leave: Support following COVID-19 diagnosis – HED No. 06/22Effective date: 1 November 2022 |
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Vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) requirements – HED No. 01/16Release date: 1 July 2016Application: This directive applies to all health service employees engaged under the Act in Hospital and Health Services and the Department of Health Additional information
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Visiting medical officers: Fuel allowance – HED No. 02/18Release date: 4 April 2018Application: This directive applies to visiting medical officers who are employed under administratively applied remuneration conditions under the Act in Hospital and Health Services and the Department of Health. |
Visiting medical officers: Professional development allowance – HED No. 03/18Release date: 8 July 2018Application: This directive applies to non-contracted visiting medical officer employees employed through a letter of engagement under the terms and conditions of employment specified in the letter, under the Act in Hospital and Health Services and the Department of Health |
Visiting medical officers: Employment framework – HED No. 05/18Release date: 3 October 2018Application: This directive applies to all contracted and non-contracted visiting medical officer employees engaged under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011. This directive does not apply to visiting medical officers engaged as independent contractors. |
Visiting medical officers: Grievance and Dispute Resolution Procedure – HED No. 09/21Effective date: 3 August 2021Application: This directive applies to all contracted and non-contracted visiting medical officer employees engaged under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011. This directive does not apply to visiting medical officers engaged as independent contractors. |
Visiting medical officers: Interim arrangement - Wage increase – HED No. 11/21Effective date: 1 September 2021Application: This directive applies to visiting medical officer employees engaged under the following employment arrangements, under the Act in Hospital and Health Services and the Department of Health:
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Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme – HED No. 06/23Effective date: 30 November 2023Application: This health employment directive applies to eligible health workers (as defined) engaged under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 in hospital and health services (HHSs) and Queensland Health (the department). |