Health service directives
ICT and information management policies and standards, human resource policies and health employment directives also apply to HHSs. HHSs may also be interested in Queensland Health guidelines for guidance on clinical and non-clinical activities and functions.
The Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 (Section 47) authorises the Chief Executive of the Department of Health to issue health service directives (HSDs) to hospital and health services (HHSs). HSDs may be issued for the purposes of:
- promoting service coordination and integration
- optimising effective and efficient use of resources
- setting standards and policies for safe and high quality service delivery
- ensuring consistent approaches to service delivery
- supporting the application of State policies, legislation and agreements entered into by the State.
HSDs are brief and focussed on specific requirements of, or outcomes to be achieved by, HHSs.
To find a HSD, start typing the topic, name or number in the search box to filter the below table. You can also filter and sort columns.
| Title | Document type | Document number | Applies to | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-002:2012 | All Hospital and Health Services | Procurement | |
| Caring for people disclosing sexual assault | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-051:2019 | All Hospital and Health Services | Clinical practice |
| Car parking provisions (Hospital) | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-042:2014 | All Hospital and Health Services | Car parking |
| Hospital car parking—provision of staff parking | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-042-1:2014 | All Hospital and Health Services | Car parking |
| Hospital car parking—patient and carer car parking concessions | Standard | qh-hsdimp-042-2:2017 | All Hospital and Health Services | Car parking |
| Credentialing and defining the scope of clinical practice | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-034:2014 | All Hospital and Health Services | Clinical practice |
| Credentialing and defining the scope of clinical practice | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-034-1:2015 | All Hospital and Health Services | Clinical practice |
| Disasters and emergency incidents | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-003:2017 | All Hospital and Health Services | Emergency management |
| Enterprise architecture | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-015:2014 | All Hospital and Health Services | Information technology |
| Enterprise information, communications and technology governance | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-052:2019 | All Hospital and Health Services | Information technology |
| Fees and charges for health care services | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-045:2016 | All Hospital and Health Services | Financial management |
| Fees and charges (XLSX, 2.1 MB)—effective 20 March 2023 | Fees and charges register | All Hospital and Health Services | Financial management | |
| First Nations health equity strategy—co-design and mediation process | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-053:2021 | All Hospital and Health Services | First Nations health |
| Healthier food and drinks at healthcare facilities | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-049:2019 - version 3 | All Hospital and Health Services | Healthier food and drinks |
| Patient access to care | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-025:2015 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient access to care |
| Protocol for timely transfer of care in emergency departments | Protocol | qh-hsdptl-025-1:2021 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient access to care |
| Protocol for management of inter-hospital transfers | Protocol | qh-hsdptl-025-2:2021 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient access to care |
| Protocol for managing capacity of Queensland public hospitals | Protocol | qh-hsdptl-025-3:2021 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient access to care |
| Patient safety | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-032:2014 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient safety |
| Variable life adjusted display and other national patient safety indicators | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-032-1:2013 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient safety |
| Clinical incident management | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-032-2:2013 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient safety |
| Patient safety notification system | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-032-3:2013 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient safety |
| Clinical services capability framework | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-032-4:2022 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient safety |
| Accreditation guideline | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-032-5:2022 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient safety |
| Patient travel subsidy scheme | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-050:2019 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient travel subsidy scheme |
| Administration of the patient travel subsidy scheme protocol | Protocol | qh-hsdptl-050-1:2019 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient travel subsidy scheme |
| Patient travel subsidy scheme guideline | Guideline | qh-hsdgdl-050-2:2019 | All Hospital and Health Services | Patient travel subsidy scheme |
| Procurement and logistics—use of contract and supply arrangements | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-009:2012 | All Hospital and Health Services | Procurement |
| Private practice in the Queensland public health sector | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-044:2020 | All Hospital and Health Services | Clinical practice |
| Public health event of State significance—declaration and management of | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-046:2014 | All Hospital and Health Services | Public health management |
| Research ethics and governance | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-035:2013 | All Hospital and Health Services | Research |
| Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-005:2012 | All Hospital and Health Services | Clinical practice | |
| Scholarship schemes | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-048:2018 | All Hospital and Health Services | Scholarship schemes |
| Scholarship schemes standard | Standard | qh-hsdimp-048-1:2018 | All Hospital and Health Services | Scholarship schemes |
| Tuberculosis control | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-040:2013 | All Hospital and Health Services | Public health management |
| Tuberculosis control protocol | Protocol | qh-hsdptl-040-1:2013 | All Hospital and Health Services | Public health management |
| Vaccine preventable disease screening for contractors, students and volunteers | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-047:2016 | All Hospital and Health Services | Public health management |
| Vaccine preventable disease screening for contractors, students and volunteers protocol | Protocol | qh-hsdptl-047-1:2016 | All Hospital and Health Services | Public health management |
| Access to voluntary assisted dying | Health Service Directive | qh-hsd-054:2023 | All Hospital and Health Services | Clinical practice |
Last updated: 27 October 2022
