Disappointingly once again we are facing a funding challenge as our 4 year Queensland Health funding agreement comes to an end in June 2023.
In April 2023, CEO Sue Manton & Board President Brandy Murley met with representatives from Queensland Health, hopeful that they would be discussing as part of the contract renewal process an ongoing and sustainable funding model for Little Haven. However, the outcome of that meeting left Sue & Brandy disheartened and concerned. Despite their best efforts to engage in a dialogue about a sustainable funding model for Little Haven, the five QHealth officials present showed no interest in exploring this matter. What they did do was advise, not only their inability to commit to the contract renewal, even at this late stage, but regrettably advised there would be no additional funding to address the substantial growth Little Haven has had in the last 4 years.
In an effort to address this sustainability challenge, Little Haven has requested a meeting with the Honourable Shannon Fentiman MP, the Queensland Minister for Health. A detailed meeting request and supporting information have been submitted to the Minister’s office, outlining the urgent need for sustainable, and ongoing funding for Little Haven’s nationally recognized gold standard Community Based Palliative Care Model.
You can read the letter to the minister by clicking the button below.
