Disclosure Log 2016-2017

Information and/or advice about the number of roadside drug tests submitted to the Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services (QHFSS) by the Queensland Police Service that were inconclusive between 01 January 2013 and 01 January 2016.

Please include information and/or advice relating to why those tests were inconclusive and information about costs of analysing each test.

Date range:  01 January 2013 - 01 January 2016.

All documentation, including emails, briefs, memorandums and correspondence both incoming and outgoing that mention or discuss the name Brett Hansen and/or Brett Hansen Electricial Pty Ltd and/or BHE Commercial Electricians and any attachments to those documents.

Date range:  01 April 2014 - 30 June 2016.

138 pages - full release
163 pages - partial release

Documents available upon request.

Documents relating to the JEMs process for the positions of Director HR Performance and Director Workforce Change and Development, Health Support Queensland (or however so named), as follows:

1. Mercer job evaluation (JEMs) outcome correspondence from Mercer to the Department of Health advising of the outcome for the above positions and evaluated level under the Job Evaluation Methodology (JEMs).
2. Email (or other correspondence) from Executive Contracts, HR Branch to Executive Director, People Performance and Excellence, HSQ advising of the Mercer job evaluation outcomes for the above positions.

Date range:  01 June 2016 - 25 July 2016.

Documents relating to:

1.
The total number of emergency electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments given each year.
The total number of people who received these emergency treatments, by year.

2.
The total number of ECT treatments given each year.
The total number of people who received these treatments, by year.
The total number of those people who were involuntary detained.

The above information broken down into the following categories:
- Children aged 0-9
- Children aged 10-15
- Children aged 16-17
- Adults aged 18-65
- Adults aged 66-80
- Adults aged 81 and over.

Date range:  Financial years 2013/14 and 2014/15.

Documents relating to:

1. The number of reported assaults by patients or their families on Queensland Health staff.
2. Details of the assaults, outlined in a spreadsheet, with identifiable information removed.

for the following hospitals:
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Nambour Hospital
- Gold Coast Hospital.

Date range:  01 July 2015 - 30 June 2016.

The number of children each year having bariatric surgery, broken down by Hospital and Health Service, and then by gender and age (0-3, 3-5, 5-8, 8-11, 11-15, 15-18).

Any Director-General or Ministerial Briefing notes regarding child obesity and bariatric surgery, including attachments.

Date range:  01 July 2013 - 23 August 2016.

Documents, specifically reports, ministerial briefing notes and attachments and audits since 1 January 2016 relating to the Queensland Health payroll system, including current issues and recovery of money owing.

Date range:  01 January 2016 - 29 August 2016.

De-identified documents since January 1, 2014 such as reports, Ministerial and/or Executive briefings and attachments, and photos relating to substantiated cases of medical negligence and/or medical error including misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.

Date range:  01 January 2014 - 06 September 2016.

A copy of the interim Ernst and Young report into Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and all draft versions and all briefing notes, emails, talking points, Parliamentary Question time briefs held by the Office of the Director-General and the Minister's Office in relation to the report.

Date range:  01 March 2016 - 20 September 2016.

Documents held by the Department relating to the supply of in-patient drug treatment beds for methamphetamine users in Queensland. Please include in your search:

A. any advice, policy documents, letters or emails by Dr William Kingswell about these issues.
B. any advice, policy documents, letters or emails by Associate Professor John Allan about these issues.
C. any advice, policy documents, letters or emails by the Chief Psychiatrist about these issues.

Documents relating to the demand for in-patient drug treatment beds for methamphetamine users in Queensland. Please include in your search:

D. any advice, policy documents, letters or emails by Dr William Kingswell about these issues.
E. any advice, policy documents, letters or emails by Associate Professor John Allan about these issues.
F. any advice, policy documents, letters or emails by the Chief Psychiatrist about these issues.

Date range:  01 June 2015 - 19 October 2016.

Documents, specifically reports, Ministerial/executive briefing notes and attachments, and photos /CCTV / video footage in relation to unexpected deaths at Queensland hospitals that have been reviewed.

Date range: 01 January 2014 - 19 October 2016.

Revised scope:

Documents in relation to unexpected deaths at Queensland Hospitals that have been reviewed, specifically patient safety clinic incident report reviewed to include Hospital and Health Service details.

Date range: 01 January 2014 - 19 October 2016.

The following information from Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services regarding the STRmix system:

1. All case notes and associated documents of 60 affected cases; including identifying 24 cases where a new likelhood ratio was issued.
2. All emails sent between Queensland Health / Forensic and Scientific Services and STRmix / Environmental Science and Research in New Zealand relating to the 'miscoding error' in 60 cases (from November 2015 to present).
3. All internal emails sent between Queensland Health and Forensic and Scientific Services staff relating to the 'miscoding error' in 60 cases (from November 2015 to present).
4. Any internal review / report conducted by Queensland Health into the 'miscoding error' in 60 cases.

Date range:  01 November 2015 - 12 October 2016

Post-application document released.
DOH-DL 16/17-012

1. A copy of every Hospital and Health Services Severity Assessment Code (SAC) 1 report made to Queensland Health's Patient Safety Unit in PRIME Clinical Incidents (C1)
2. Copies of the two most recent Adverse Outcome Data reports from every licensed private health facility submitted to Queensland Health's Private Health Regulation Branch.

Date range:  01 July 2015 - 30 September 2016.

All emails between Department of Health and the air conditioning company relating to the air conditioning issue in O'Connell Terrace which Department of Health states does not exist.

Date range:  Unspecified.

701 pages - full release
(Irrelevant information such as mobile telephone numbers, direct phone lines and direct email addresses has been removed. Other information not within the scope of the application has been removed. Also removed is reference to the applicant's health)
DOH-DL 16/17-014-001-1

DOH-DL 16/17-014-001-2

DOH-DL 16/17-014-002

The total cost/payment/budget for the Queensland Health media department for the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and forecast 2016-17 financial years.

Specifically, the amount of money budgeted for media and communications for Queensland Health as the department, not including individual health boards and hospital services.

Also the number of FTE staff employed for each of the financial years above.

Date range:  01 July 2013 - 17 November 2016.

All documents except emails relating to the effectiveness and or performance of the Drug and Alcohol Brief Intervention Team (DABIT) in Queensland hospitals.

Date range:  01 March 2013 - 17 November 2016.

All documents relating to training programs and or leadership programs and or strategy sessions and or team building exercises and or professional development opportunities and or work-related conferences specifically related to the Queensland Health media and communications department.

Date range:  30 January 2015 - 17 November 2016.

The most recent Patient Safety and Quality Audit of Hospital and Health Services.

Revised scope:

The most recent Patient Safety and Quality Audit of Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Services.

Documents relating to preventable death cases (SAC 1 cases) at Townsville Hospital broken down to include the date of the incident (month and year), incident details and corrective actions taken or active investigations.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 31 December 2016.

Documents since January 1, 2015, relating to:

1. Ambulance audits - including audits of fleet and/or equipment,
2. Reports, ministerial/departmental briefing notes and attachments, photos, CCTV/video footage in relation to faulty equipment/vehicles.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 17 January 2017.

Any reports including investigation or incident reports, ministerial/executive briefings and attachments, and correspondence, such as letters and emails, photos/video footage, since January 1, 2015, relating to:

1. Cancer clusters;
2. Spates of asbestos-related illnesses.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 17 January 2017.

Documents since January 1, 2015, relating to:  Final investigation reports and ministerial/departmental briefing notes and attachments relating to Ambulance officer official misconduct that has been substantiated.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 19 January 2017.

Documents regarding the funding of a dTpa vaccine program for parents and carers of infants aged <6 months between August 2009 and June 2012.

Documents requested:

1. All consent form templates produced for this program and distributed to, and used by hospitals and any other immunisation clinics and/or private clinics, in the administration of this vaccine program between August 2009 and June 2012.
2. Educational material, such as information sheets or brochures, provided to parents and carers, for the purpose of obtaining their consent to vaccination under this program.
3. Documents such as briefing papers, ministerial advice, meeting minutes, circulars, directives, memos, and correspondence, pertaining to:
   (1) the initial rationale for approval of this vaccine program prior to August 2009; and
   (2) the rationale for cancellation of this program in June 2012; and
   
   (3) the evaluation of this program in terms of effectiveness and safety; and includes documents authored by employees/agents of Qld Health, and by parties external to Qld Health and received by Qld Health.

External parties include, but are not limited to, parties employed by, universities, research bodies, federal government departments, agencies and committees, and government departments of other states and territories.

Federal agencies and committee include, but are not limited to, the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, the National Immunisation Committee, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, the federal Department of Health, the federal Minister for Health.

Date range:  01 January 2009 - 20 December 2012.

Documents since 1 January 2015, specifically reports, ministerial/executive briefing notes and attachments, CCTV and photos relating to irukandji incidents, sightings, management and impact.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 16 January 2017.

Revised scope:

Reports, ministerial/executive briefing notes and attachments, CCTV and photos relating to irukandji (aka jellyfish, stingers, marine envenomations) incidents, sightings, management and impact.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 16 January 2017.

Access to documents produced since 1 January 2015 showing information about:

(a) the number of patients who have received shock treatment and the extent of any such treatment

(b) the number of deaths arising from shock treatment

(c) any report, memo, assessment, analysis of other papers or emails produced in the last two years showing any consideration, assessment, analysis or report on the effectiveness of shock treatment or possible flaws, problems or errors associated with the treatment.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 24 January 2017.

Documents, specifically briefing notes and attachments, reports, photos and CCTV relating to newborn baby mix-ups including mothers given the wrong babies for breastfeeding in Queensland hospitals.

Date range:  22 January 2016 - 20 January 2017.

Information relating to hospital billings:

Emergency Department 'did not wait' billings
- How many patients were triaged in the emergency department (ED) but left before being seen by a doctor?
- How much funding did the hospitals receive for patients that were triaged in ED but left before being seen by a doctor?

'Hospital in the home' billings
- How many patients received 'Hospital in the home' services?
- How much funding did the hospitals receive for the provision of 'Hospital in the home' services?

MBS outpatient billings
- How many non-admitted patient care services, were provided in outpatient medical consultation clinics?
- How many non-admitted patient care services, were provided in outpatient medical consultation clinics, that were funded through the Medicare Benefits Schedule? - broken down by item number.
- How much funding did the hospitals receive for services provided to non-admitted patients in outpatient medical consultation clinics - funded through the Medicare Benefits Schedule?

Date range: 01 July 2015 - 30 June 2016.

All documents produced between 1983 and 1990 in relation to demolition works carried out at the Cairns Ambulance Station, including but not limited to all building applications, plans, photographs, consents and any documents referring to the demolition company.

In addition, any document produced between 1983 and the present in relation to the Cairns Ambulance Station that refers to 'asbestos', 'A/C', 'fibro', 'corrugated NC', 'Super Six', 'Deep Six', 'Hardiflex', 'Duraflex', 'Hardiplank', 'Wunderplank', 'compressed A/C', 'fibro pipes' and/or 'A/C pipe', as well as any asbestos registers (if any).

Date range:  01 January 1983 - 03 February 2017.

32 pages - full release
DOH-DL 16/17-029-001.1
DOH-DL 16/17-029-001.2

5 x A1 pages of drawings - full release

DOH-DL 16/17-029-002

Documents in relation to the Queensland Health report on the investigation into asbestos-related health concerns due to former asbestos manufacturing factories at Gaythorne and Newstead - November 2015, including:

- Consultation with Victorian Department of Health
- Laboratory reports for air monitoring and bulk sample testing.

Date range:  01 October 2014 - 31 August 2015.

1. Radiology Services Profile 2015-2016
2. Radiology Services Profile 2014-2015
3. Radiology Services Profile 2013-2014

Date range:  01 July 2013 - 30 June 2016.

All reports made to the CHRISP HAI surveillance system between January 1, 2016 and January 31, 2017 for the below organisms, with patient identifying information redacted:
- Clostridium difficile
- Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Vancomycin resistant enterococci
- Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli
- Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species bloodstream infection.

Date range:  01 January 2016 - 31 January 2017.

Documents, specifically reports, ministerial/ executive briefings and attachments, photos and CCTV/ video footage, relating to women who have just had babies and have been discharged early. Please include:

1. the timeframes from when they gave birth to the time they were discharged.
2. documents where women with their babies have returned to hospital because of problems with the baby, such as jaundice, dehydration, malnourishment.
3. documents referring to any action to be taken to address issues of early discharges involving mothers who have given birth, such as a taskforce.

Date range:  01 October 2016 - 22 March 2017.

Revised scope:

1. Statistical data for all Hospital and Health Services, including a breakdown for the Metro North, Metro South, Gold Coast Hospital and Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Services, as follows:

a) Number of babies discharged within 6 hours after birth between 01/10/2016 - 31/01/2017
b) Number of babies discharged between 6-12 hours after birth between 01/10/2016 - 31/10/2017
c) Number of babies discharged between 12-24 hours after birth between 01/10/2016 - 31/01/2017
d) For items a-c, number of emergency readmissions to the same facility within 28 days of discharge for problems such as jaundice, dehydration, malnourishment between 01/10/2016 - 31/10/2016
e) For items a-c, number of emergency admissions of babies 28 days or younger to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital for problems such as jaundice, dehydration, malnourishment 01/10/2016 - 31/01/2017.

2. Any documents, specifically reports, ministerial / executive briefings and attachments, photos and CCTV / video footage, relating to the above, including any correspondence regarding length of stay policies specific to mothers and  their babies, or any action being taken to address issues where discharge was too early, such as a taskforce.

Date range: 01 October 2016 - 22 March 2017.

All documents and correspondence related to the preparation of the report titled "Review of Water Usage Patterns for Rural and Remote Regional Facilities" dated March 2006 - including, but not limited to, documents and correspondence relating to the process of tendering for a wastewater consultant to prepare the above-mentioned report.

SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS SOUGHT - in addition to the general request above, the following specific documents are sought:

1. A copy of the finalised report titled "Review of Water Usage Patterns for Rural and Remote Regional Facilities" dated March 2006, provided to Queensland Health and/or the Minister for Health (Gordon Nuttall at that time). (See attached draft copy which is marked "Without Prejudice Draft -Strictly Confidential");

2. The memorandum dated on or about 25 July 2005 from the Minister for Health (Gordon Nuttall at that time) to the Director-General of Queensland Health (Dr Steve Bucknall at that time), requesting that the Director-General: (a) find $2.1 million within the Queensland Health budget to pay for a wastewater consultant to review wastewater usage in Queensland Health's remote regional facilities; and (b) extend the contract of employment of Mr Geoff Stevenson (then an employee of Queensland Health) by four months.

3. The letter (dated some time in 2005) from Central Queensland University to Queensland Health/the Minister for Health, outlining the reasons for a new water usage system to be implemented in Queensland's remote regional health facilities. (As to the content of that letter, see attached excerpt from the trial transcript of R v Nuttall, which refers to an earlier draft of that letter).

1. How many patients were admitted to public hospitals through:
a) Emergency department
b) Elective admission
categorised by:
a) Privately insured patients
b) Publicly funded patients.

2. What was the mean and median wait time for elective surgery:
a) by surgical specialty (DRG)
b) by category of elective admission (urgent, semi-urgent, routine)
categorised by:
a) All patients
b) Privately insured patiently only
c) Publicly funded patients only.

Date range: Financial years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16.

11 pages - full release
DOH-DL 16/17-044

Complete copies of the documents can be found at:

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/150717/qh-hsd-045.pdf

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0039/395949/qh-pol-267.pdf

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/directives/html/a

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/438055/pp-guidelines.pdf

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/contact-us/access-info/disclosure-logs/2014-15 (DOH-DL 14/15-023)

Documents, specifically briefing notes and attachments, reports, minutes of meetings and internal correspondence relating to patients undergoing gender reassignment.

The information can be de-identified, but should include age, details of the gender change (i.e. from male to female or vice versa), and year they presented.

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 06 June 2017.

Revised scope:

Documents, specifically briefing notes and attachments, reports, minutes of meetings and internal correspondence relating to patients undergoing gender reassignment.

Statistical data where a patient has a principal diagnosis of  'gender disorder' and has had a procedure which seems to be related to 'gender reassignment'. Gender change details should be provided where the change can accurately be determined (i.e. from male to female or vice versa).

Date range:  01 January 2015 - 06 June 2017.

Information relating to the making and administration of Public Health Orders in Queensland under the Public Health Act 2005 (Qld) and any associated regulations or other powers.

Specifically, information relating to the:

(A) Public Health Orders made or applied to be made (if application is made for a Magistrate to make an Order) during the years 2004-2015 inclusive including the date made, general nature or requirements, and duration; and
(B) Enforcement activities made or undertaken during the years 2004-2015 inclusive including the number, date and general nature of those activities;
(C) The Resource Manual for Queensland local governments and Queensland Health (currently listed at this link)

Date range:  01 January 2004 - 31 December 2015.