Department of Health Disability Service Plan 2025-2028

Under Section 221 of the Disability Services Act 2006, all Queensland Government agencies must develop and implement a Disability Services Plan at least once every 3 years to identify issues relating to the agency’s service delivery for people with disability.

The Disability Service Plan 2025-2028 (PDF 1945 kB) (Disability Service Plan) identifies priority action areas and maps 64 commitments the Department of Health has made that will directly or indirectly influence the health system to optimise health outcomes for all Queenslanders and reduce health inequities for people with disability. This includes consumers and people with disability who work in the Department of Health.

Our inclusion commitment

Queensland Health is committed to improving healthcare for Queenslanders with disability and establishing health equity for people with disability in access to services and health outcomes.

Human rights commitment

Queensland Health is committed to respecting, protecting and promoting the human rights of people with disability in their interaction with the health system.

Policy drivers

Primary policy drivers for this Disability Service Plan are:

• Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031
• National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability
• National Roadmap to Improve the Health and Mental Health of Autistic People
• Queensland's Disability Plan 2022-27: Together, a better Queensland
• NSQHS Standards
• NSQHS Standards User Guide for the health care of people with intellectual disability (PDF, 2MB)

Monitoring and reporting

Implementation of the Disability Service Plan will be monitored and reported on annually. Reporting will be coordinated by the Priority Communities Policy and Programs unit.

Further information

For more information, please contact the Disability Policy team at disabilitypolicy@health.qld.gov.au.