The Metro North Health Disability Services Action Plan 2024 – 2029 outlines our commitment to ensuring that all Queenslanders regardless of their abilities, have access to inclusive and appropriate healthcare.
In early 2024, Metro North Health launched the aspirational plan intended to:
- Improve the health care we provide for people with a disability,
- Ensure that people with disability are an integral part of the Metro North workforce,
- Improve health equity for people with disability and;
- Make the Metro North physical environments accessible to all staff, patients and supporters within the community
Inclusion
Goal Statement: Metro North Health aims to create a diverse and inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities and supports and harnesses the unique talents and perspectives of employees with disabilities.
Accessibility
Goal Statement: To embed a culture of innovative practice, fostering co-design methodologies, to improve healthcare service provision and accessibility for all people with disabilities and their supporters.
Safety, rights and respect
Goal Statement: Create a culture of safety for all people with disabilities within our health care services that ensure rights are upheld and are always treated with respect.
Evidence, research and data
Goal Statement: Metro North will ensure that health care practices across our health settings are clear, consistent, and transparent ensuring that only meaningful and relevant information is collected to support confidential engagement in healthcare and is evidenced based to improve the overall experiences of all people with disabilities, and their supporters.
Improved service delivery
Goal Statement: Metro North will ensure that people with disabilities are able to access timely and proficient health care that is coordinated and accessible to meet their individual needs.
Metro North Disability Services Action Plan 2024 – 2029 | Actions summary
The Disability Services Action Plan 2024 – 2029 | Actions summary is a quick reference guide to the actions in the Metro North Disability Services Action Plan 2024 – 2029 across the 5 key Priority Areas:
- Inclusion
- Accessibility
- Safety, Rights & Respect
- Evidence, Research & Data
- Improved Service Delivery
Metro North Disability Services Action Plan 2024 – 2029 | Easy Read Version
The Disability Services Action Plan 2024 – 2029 | Easy Read Version is a quick reference guide to the actions in the Metro North Disability Services Action Plan 2024 – 2029 across the 5 key Priority Areas.