The purpose of the Clinical Council is to enable the CCQ Board to make decisions that are person-centred, relevant to communities and aligned to consumer care expectations.
It is formed via a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and allied health professionals to provide strategic advice on clinical issues to the Board of CCQ, and serves as a link between the CCQ health practitioner community, local Clinical Societies and the CCQ Board.
Clinical Council Governance
The Clinical Council is an advisory sub-committee of the CCQ Board, who is accountable for the performance of the organisation. The Board ensure that appropriate clinical, financial, risk, planning, legal and business management systems are in place to support the organisation to meet its objectives.
In order to effectively support the Board to make decisions, advisory sub-committees provide strategic advise to the Board on relevant issues. These include clinical and community advisory committees as mandated by the Australian Government through the Primary Health Network (PHN) program.
The Clinical Advisory Council is a multi-disciplinary group that comprises GPs, Clinical Educators, Researchers, Hospital staff, Paramedics and Allied Health professionals across our three regions into one collaborative Council.
Current CCQ Clinical Advisory Council members
Dr Bradley Murphy | GP / Practice owner / GP advocate / Academic | Bundaberg | WB | |
Dr Louise Russell | General Practitioner | Central Queensland | CQ | |
Assoc Professor Cornelius Nydam | Associate Professor, Addiction Medicine Services | Bargara | WB | |
Simone Shaw | Clinical and Neuropych | Buderim | SC | |
Dr Wendy Kinton | End of Life Care Manager, SCHHS / Speech Pathologist / Researcher | Caloundra | SC | |
Alexis Hughes | Paramedic, Clinical Educator, QAS | Birtinya | SC | |
May Chi | Psychologist | Hervey Bay | WB | |
Jessica Frizzo | Physiotherapist | West Gladstone | CQ | |
Assoc Prof Anthony Weber | Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) School Business and Law, Higher Education Division | Central Queensland | CQ | |
Patricia Wilson | Registered Nurse, Researcher, Birtinya. | Birtinya | SC | |
Dr Julie Blake | General Practitioner | Gympie | SC | |
| Dr Roger Faint | General Practitioner, Senior Lecturer | Buderim | SC | |
James Lester | Pharmacist | Maroochydore and Hervey Bay | SC/WB | |
Assoc Prof Florin Oprescu | Associate Professor in Health Promotion, UniSC | Sippy Downs | SC | |
Sarah James | Social Worker, Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner | Hervey Bay | WB | |
The Clinical Council meets quarterly.
View the Clinical Council Terms of Reference for more details.
The purpose of the Clinical Advisory Council is to be a multidisciplinary group of health practitioners to provide strategic advice on clinical issues to the Board of CCQ. This advice enables the Board to make decisions that are person-centred, relevant to communities and aligned to consumer care expectations. The Clinical Advisory Council serves as a direct link between the CCQ health practitioner community, local clinical societies and the CCQ Board.
Clinical Advisory Council Governance
The Clinical Advisory Council is an advisory sub-committee of the CCQ Board. CCQ's Director, Integration has delegated responsibility for the effective functioning of the Clinical Advisory Council. The Council has an advisory role, making recommendations to the Board and does not have any decision making authority.
The Clinical Advisory Council multi-disciplinary group comprises GPs, Clinical Educators, Researchers, Hospital staff, Paramedics and Allied Health professionals across our three regions into one collaborative Council.
Current CCQ Clinical Advisory Council members
Dr Bradley Murphy | GP / Practice owner / GP advocate / Academic | Bundaberg | WB | |
Dr Louise Russell | General Practitioner | Central Queensland | CQ | |
Assoc Professor Cornelius Nydam | Associate Professor, Addiction Medicine Services | Bargara | WB | |
Simone Shaw | Clinical and Neuropsych | Buderim | SC | |
Dr Wendy Kinton | End of Life Care Manager, SCHHS / Speech Pathologist / Researcher | Caloundra | SC | |
Alexis Hughes | Paramedic, Clinical Educator, QAS | Birtinya | SC | |
May Chi | Psychologist | Hervey Bay | WB | |
Jessica Frizzo | Physiotherapist | West Gladstone | CQ | |
Assoc Prof Anthony Weber | Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) School Business and Law, Higher Education Division | Central Queensland | CQ | |
Patricia Wilson | Registered Nurse, Researcher, Birtinya. | Birtinya | SC | |
| Dr Roger Faint | General Practitioner, Senior Lecturer | Buderim | SC | |
James Lester | Pharmacist | Maroochydore and Hervey Bay | SC/WB | |
Assoc Prof Florin Oprescu | Associate Professor in Health Promotion, UniSC | Sippy Downs | SC | |
Sarah James | Social Worker, Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner | Hervey Bay | WB | |
The Clinical Advisory Council meets quarterly.
View the Terms of Reference for more details.