On the 9th October 2018, President Brandy Murley and CEO Sue Manton met with current Qld Health Minister Dr Steven Miles MP.
The meeting which was requested by Little Haven in May 2018 was held at the ministers Brisbane office to discuss the current Palliative Care Policy review progress and specifically get some answers to these issues;
- A response from the Minister regarding our funding review – as promised by Minister Dick and Nick Steele in previous meetings.
- The opportunity to discuss our concerns this policy review will hand all funding for Palliative Care solely to the HHS’s
- Recognition of the benefits of this model of care for QHealth in providing end of life care options for all Queenslanders.
Ahead of our meeting we provided the following background information. Meeting Notes Minister Miles 9.10.18.
Also in attendance at the meeting was Ali King – Senior Policy Advisor, Nick Steel and Kathleen Forrester Qld Health -Healthcare Purchasing and System Performance Division
Little Haven was provided the opportunity to present our issue AGAIN – with the Departmental representatives stating the time frame for the review has been broadened and they were aiming for information to be released in December. Certainty of funding was guaranteed at current levels for five years. We shall now wait for the information from the policy review to be released in December.
