A summary of the meeting is provided below.

• The Board acknowledged the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Jagera, Turrbul, Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples on whose lands Metro North Health delivers its services.
• The Board noted reports from the Board Chair and Chief Executive.
• The Executive Director Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health provided an overview of key initiatives to achieve health equity including partnerships and engagement, campaigns (e.g. Kindness, Care, Community; Accurate Identification; Better Together Medication Access), and staff support including the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Program.
• The Board noted the Patient Safety and Quality Committee Report as well as reports on People and Culture, Financial and Operations performance.
• Annual report on the Emergency Medicine Clinical Stream was presented, highlighting a 16.7% increase in presentations to emergency departments across Metro North Health facilities. Metro North Health emergency departments receive the highest number of transfers from Queensland Ambulance Service compared to all other health services in Queensland.
• Paper on the plan to refresh the Metro North Values in Action.
• Discussion with the Metro North Clinical Council Chair.
• Updates were received from Board Committee Chairs of the Safety and Quality Committee, Finance and Performance Committee, Risk and Audit Committee, First Nations Health Equity Committee, and Consumer and Community Engagement Committee.
• Reports were noted on the following topics: Caboolture Hospital Redevelopment Project; ieMR implementation; Communications including campaigns, social media and online; strategic risks, high and very high risks; legislation & compliance; strategic capital projects; consumer feedback; and Board Committee work programs.

The next board meeting will be held on 25 March 2025 at Edith Cavell Building, Herston Health Precinct.

A summary of the meeting is provided below.

• The Board acknowledged the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Jagera, Turrbul, Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples on whose lands Metro North Health delivers its services.
• The Board noted reports from the Board Chair and Chief Executive including the review of the Strategic Plan and key achievements outlined in Metro North Health Year in Review available on QHEPS.
• The Executive Director STARS provided an overview of key activity and performance data and spoke to the Board about STARS’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific endoscopy day with tailored Men’s and Ladies lists receiving excellent feedback from consumers and their families. STARS has commenced monthly Yarning Circles in November 2024 with staff and partners invited to speak with the Elders.
• A refresh of the consumer and community engagement strategy was approved by the Board and will be published on the Metro North Health website.
• A detailed briefing was provided on the Joint Regional Needs Assessment 2025-2027 developed in partnership with the Brisbane North PHN. The report is a comprehensive assessment of health and service needs of people living in the North Brisbane and the Moreton Bay region and is used to identify unmet health needs, service gaps, inform service planning and set service priorities, guide integrated commissioning and targeted investment of resource allocation to improve population health outcomes.
• Medical workforce recruitment challenges were discussed including new workforce models.
• The Board noted the Patient Safety and Quality Committee Report as well as reports on People and Culture, Financial and Operations performance.
• Updates were received from Board Committee Chairs of the Safety and Quality Committee, Finance and Performance Committee, Risk and Audit Committee, First Nations Health Equity Committee, and Consumer and Community Engagement Committee.
• Reports were noted on the following topics: Caboolture Hospital Redevelopment Project; ieMR implementation; Communications including campaigns, social media and online, TPCH High Voltage Electrical Shutdown works.

The next board meeting will be held on 25 February 2025 at Chermside Galleria building Gympie Road Chermside which includes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Team and teams from Digital Metro North.