Queensland Health is calling for expressions of interest from clinicians and community members, for roles on the State’s 16 Hospital and Health services boards, which will be open for six weeks, from 28 July 2025 to 7 September.
Last month, the Government passed the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, which requires all boards to include at least one frontline registered health practitioner currently working for the local Hospital and Health Service.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Tim Nicholls said the Government was delivering a fresh start for the health system, which included putting doctors and nurses back in charge of hospitals.
“Frontline health workers know local hospitals, they know their local communities and they are best placed to know what’s needed locally,” Minister Nicholls said.
“We promised to put doctors and nurses back in charge of our health system to help heal Labor’s Health Crisis, and that’s exactly what we’re delivering.
“Unlike Labor, we won’t shut our clinicians out from decision-making – we are welcoming them onto hospital boards as we work to heal Labor’s Health Crisis.
“Under Labor, frontline staff were ignored about day-to-day operations of the very Hospital and Health Services they were working in.
“We value our frontline staff and will give them a voice on local boards.”
Further information is available by visiting https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/join-a-hospital-board.
