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Case Studies

Redland Hospital is the major health centre for Redland City and Brisbane’s southern bayside suburbs. Care is provided across a number of specialties including general medicine and surgery, cardiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, renal dialysis and paediatrics.

Queensland Health developed a school-based traineeship program for Logan area high schools to provide an avenue to non-clinical career opportunities and alternative school to employment pathways into the health sector for year 11 and 12 students.

QEll Jubilee Hospital found it time-consuming and challenging to find good candidates for entry-level Operational Support Officer roles.

UnitingCare Queensland is a health and community services provider, and one of the largest charities in Australia.

CentacareCQ is a social services agency with a considerable geographical coverage area, including areas of socio-economic disadvantage.

Counties Manukau in South Auckland is the fastest growing district in New Zealand. It is multi-ethnic, but minorities are severely under-represented in the health workforce.

Strawberry farmers in the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast regions were at risk of not being able to access a reliable, sustainable and capable workforce.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities experience poorer health and subsequently have a shorter life expectancy than non-indigenous populations in Australia.

Liverpool Clinical Laboratories was experiencing recruitment and retention difficulties with appointments of Biomedical Science post graduates into Support Worker roles.

Logan is a metropolitan area in South East Queensland facing a number of workforce and health delivery challenges. Globally we are facing a rise in chronic disease which could be considered the largest healthcare challenge of the 21st century.