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December 4, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting #143 held 4 December 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 4 December 2023. The meeting was chaired by THHB Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board (including the THHB Chair).
The Board received updates from the Board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Stakeholder Engagement Committee
- Board Executive Committee
- Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Meeting #142
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received a:
- Risk report
- Risk appetite and tolerance statement
- Ingham update
- Compliance report
- Blue Cards update
- Board rounding
- Ayr and Ingham – ABF funding model
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in November 2023 including but not limited to:
- NQ Spark board meeting
- 2023 Length of Service event
- TAAHC Board agenda preview meeting
- TAAHC Board meeting
- Qld Clinical Senate meeting
- Board Stakeholder Engagement Committee
- Brighter Lives Board meeting
- NQPHN AGM
- Board executive committee
- Special Board meeting
- HHB Chair’s Forum
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November 20, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting #142 held 20 November 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 20 November 2023. The meeting was chaired by Board Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board (including the Chair).
The Board received an update on a key focus area:
- Clinical review of Townsville Hospital and Health Service's audiology services
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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November 6, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting #141 held 6 November 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 6 November 2023. The meeting was chaired by Board Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board (including the Chair).
The Board received updates from the board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Safety and Quality Committee
- Board Finance Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received a:
- Capital infrastructure report
- Compliance report
- Cardiothoracic surgery update
- JCU Training Hub/Regional Training Hub update
- Children and Young People’s Strategy 2018-2028 update
- NQPHN engagement protocol update
- Audiology services update
- Rural workforce plan update
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in October 2023 including but not limited to:
- Townsville Hospital and Health Board meeting
- Consumer Advisory Council
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Advisory Council
- Blue Tree Project launch
- Health service orientation
- TropiQ Townsville Research Symposium opening
- TropiQ Townsville Research Symposium dinner
- Briefing - NQ Spark planned capabilities
- Board Safety & Quality Committee
- Extraordinary board meeting
- Clinical Council meeting
- Arts in Health Advisory Committee
- NQ Spark strategic planning workshop
- Board Finance Committee
- Kirwan Health Expansion sod turning media event
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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September 4, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting held 4 September 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 04 September 2023. The meeting was chaired by Townsville Hospital and Health Board Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by six members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the board committees which met in reporting period, including:
Board Finance Committee
- Joint Board and Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Safety and Quality Committee
- Board Stakeholder Engagement Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board:
- received a Nursing Sustainability Program presentation
- approved the Consumer and Community Engagement Strategy 2023-2026
- discussed the First Nations Health Equity Implementation Plan
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in August 2023 including but not limited to:
- Board Finance Committee
- Joint Board and Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Safety and Quality Committee
- Board Stakeholder Engagement Committee
- Board and Executive Risk and Strategy Workshop
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Advisory Council
- Tropical Australia Academic Health Centre (TAAHC) Board Meeting
- Better Health NQ Board Chair and Chief Executive Forum
- Northern Australia Health Alliance
- Townsville City Council NQ Spark meeting
- Cardwell Stakeholder Meeting
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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August 7, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting held 7 August 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 07 August 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Townsville Hospital and Health Board Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by seven members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Executive Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the a/Health Service Chief Executive, Sharon Kelly and Chief Operating Officer, Stephen Eaton.
The Board endorsed:
- the draft Townsville HHS Annual Report 2022-2023
- the appointment of six applicants to the Clinical Council
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in July 2023 including but not limited to:
- NAIDOC Week event at Townsville University Hospital
- Board Executive Committee
- Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Townsville City Council NQ Spark meeting
- NQPHN members event
- Launch of the Magnetic Island Health Action Plan
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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July 4, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting held 04 July 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 04 July 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Townsville Hospital and Health Board Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the Board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Safety and Quality Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received updates on key focus areas, which included:
- Capital Works Program as it related to tender processes for three key projects
- Clinical reviews for specialist services
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in the reporting period, these included but were not limited:
- THHS Staff Excellence Awards
- Climate risk training workshop
- Arts in Health meeting
- Townsville City Council NQ Spark meeting
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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June 5, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting held 05 June 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 05 June 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Townsville Hospital and Health Board Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the Board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Executive Committee
- Board Stakeholder Engagement Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received updates on key focus areas, which included:
- Service agreement performance report
- Human Resources inclusive of leadership development programs
- Workforce Report – March 2023
- Community Based Allied Health Rehab Service
- THHS Reconciliation Action Plan
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in the reporting period, these included but were not limited:
- South Block Ward event with artists
- THHS International Day of Midwives and Nurses event
- Hospital and Health Board Chairs Forum
- Arts in Health Advisory Committee
- Reconciliation Week event
- Small Group Visit - Hughenden
- Various board advisory councils and stakeholder meetings
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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May 15, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board meeting held 15 May 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 15 May 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Board Chair, Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board.
The Board received an update on a key focus area:
- Human resource matter: SMO
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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May 8, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board meeting held 08 May 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 08 May 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Board Deputy Chair, Mrs Michelle Morton and attended by seven members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Safety and Quality Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received updates on key focus areas, which included:
- Service agreement performance report
- Human Resources inclusive of leadership development programs
- Release of information processes follow up
- Magnetic Island Health Service Strategy
- Cultural strategy update
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in the reporting period, these included but were not limited:
- Official opening of acute admission unit
- Arts in Health Advisory Committee
- Anzac Day dawn service at Townsville University Hospital
- Townsville Hospital and Health Service culture strategy workshop
- Clinical Council meeting
- Various Board advisory councils and stakeholder meetings
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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May 5, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting held 05 May 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 05 May 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board.
The Board received updates on two key focus areas, which included:
- Clinical review of Townsville Hospital and Health Service’s Audiology services
- Clinical incident – death as a result of police operation
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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April 3, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board meeting held 03 April 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 03 April 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the Board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Executive Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received updates on key focus areas, which included:
- Service Agreement performance report
- Human Resources inclusive of leadership development programs
- Performance reporting deep dive: elective surgery
- First Nations nursing and midwifery student scholarships
- Deep dive: QAS and QPS co-responder programs
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in the reporting period, these included but were not limited:
- Townsville Bulletin – Future Townsville Toward 2040 Event
- DCGIIP and HHB SQC combined forum
- THHS Top 100 Culture Workshop
- Brighter Lives Board meeting
- Clinical review and health service investigations workshop
- Clinical Council
- Various Board advisory councils and stakeholder meetings
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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March 6, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board meeting held 06 March 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 06 March 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by nine members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the Board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Safety and Quality Committee
- Board Stakeholder Engagement Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received updates on key focus areas, which included:
- Service agreement performance report
- Human resources inclusive of leadership development programs
- Ophthalmology services update
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in the reporting period, these included but were not limited:
- Better Health North Queensland meeting
- Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre meeting
- Arts in Health Committee
- Queensland Hospital and Health Board Finance and Audit Committee
- HHB Chairs Forum
- Townsville Bulletin – Future Townsville Toward 2042 event
- DCGIIP and HHB SQC combined forum
- Townsville HHS Top 100 Culture Workshop
- Brighter Lives Board meeting
- Clinical Review & Health Service Investigations Workshop
- Clinical Council
- Various Board advisory councils and stakeholder meetings
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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February 6, 2023
Summary of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board Meeting held 06 February 2023 and Board activities in the reporting period.
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Board met on 06 February 2023 at Townsville University Hospital. The meeting was chaired by Mr Tony Mooney AM and attended by eight members of the Board.
The Board received updates from the Board committees which met in reporting period, including:
- Board Finance Committee
- Board Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Safety and Quality Committee
- Board Executive Committee
The Board received an executive report and performance report from the Health Service Chief Executive, Kieran Keyes.
The Board received updates on key focus areas, which included:
- Service agreement performance report
- Human resources inclusive of leadership development programs
- Townsville Hospital and Health Service culture strategy program
- Townsville Hospital and Health Service Research Strategic Plan 2023-2024
Board activities
Representatives of the Board participated in several key meetings and events in the reporting period, these included but were not limited:
- Townsville Australia Day Awards Ceremony
- Brighter Lives Board meeting
- Various Board advisory councils and stakeholder meetings
This summary of key issues discussed, and decisions made is approved for publishing by the Chair of the Townsville Hospital and Health Board and does not form or represent any part of the minutes of the meeting.
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