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 Kellie West | General Practitioner, (CQ) | Bungundarra | CQ |
Dr Cornelius Nydam | Doctor in Addictions Service. | 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 |
Prof Kim Greaves | Cardiologist and Epidemiologist, SCHHS | Birtinya | SC |
Patricia Wilson | Registered Nurse, Researcher, Birtinya. | Birtinya | SC |
Dr Julie Blake | General Practitioner | Gympie | SC |
Arosha Weerakoon | Dentist, Practice Owner, Academic and Researcher, Noosa. | Noosa | SC |
Dr Roger Faint | General Practitioner, Senior Lecturer, Buderim. | 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 |
Dr Mark Dixon | General Practitioner, Medical Administration Trainee | Meikleville Hill | CQ |
The Clinical Council’s first meeting is on 19 September and will meet quarterly.
View the Clinical Council Terms of Reference for more details.
Updated 24 August 2023