Our vision

Together we will create Australia’s healthiest community.

Our purpose

Better lives through better health.

Our vision supports our strategic plan and goals for the future.

Our values

Our values support our vision, purpose and culture. Each of our chosen values guides what we do, how we act and how we treat our patients and each other.

Integrity

We are authentic, truthful and transparent and strive for equity for all.

Compassion

We care for one another and ourselves with empathy, kindness and support.

Accountability

We are accountable for our decisions, actions and behaviour.

Respect

We foster an environment of safety, civility and inclusion.

Engagement

We are one team working together to achieve our best outcomes.

Excellence

We empower each other and inspire innovation to deliver excellence.

Statements of commitment

Our statements of commitment give an overview of what we're doing to improve the wellbeing of our community. We developed the statements with our staff, patients and community partners.

Our statements support the National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standards on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care website.

Domestic and family violence

We're committed to supporting anyone who needs help or is affected by domestic and family violence.

Keeping you safe is important to us, and we'll:

• listen to your story
• provide you with comfort and care
• help you keep your children safe
• support you to access services of your choice.

Read our statement of commitment [PDF 751.95 KB] to learn more. If you're experiencing domestic or family violence, you can also get help on the Queensland Government website and from the following organisations.

• DVConnect
• Brisbane Domestic Violence Service
• The Centre for Women & Co.

Health literacy

Health literacy is how easily you can talk about and understand health information. To help you make choices about your care, we make sure we:

• listen to you and answer your questions
• help you understand and find the right health information
• make our health services easy to use
• work with our community partners to support you.

Read our statement of commitment [PDF 710.55 KB] to learn more.

First Nations Health Equity

We're committed to achieving First Nations health equity by 2031. We've partnered with the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Regional Network to develop our statement of commitment for health equity.

Our statement outlines our goals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including:

• co-designing safe and accessible health care services
• improving health care outcomes and supporting the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
• prioritising funding
• measuring the performance of health services in south east Queensland
• partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations.

Read our statement of commitment [PDF 3532.52 KB] and our First Nations Health Equity Strategy 2022-2025 to learn more.

Interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP)

Our staff are committed to working together as a team, bringing different professionals together to provide the best possible care. Our statement outlines how we work and make decisions together, including:

• having systems and processes that support interprofessional collaborative practice
• creating a positive culture and developing our staff
• working together on research projects
• using digital platforms to support communication
• partnering with government, private and industry organisations.

Read our statement of commitment [PDF 837.92 KB] to learn more. You can also watch Maria and John's stories to hear how we work with our patients and staff to provide quality healthcare.

Our staff are committed to finding ways to improve healthcare for our patients. Interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) encourages health workers with different professional skills and backgrounds to work together.